andbenn reviewed On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny - wow, should be required reading.
5 stars
An author I follow recommended this book during Halloween, saying it was scary. Oh yeah. This covers 20 lessons from recent history (pre/during/post WWII) and what happened, and also covers some recent political action, such as the 2016 US Presidential election. Does have mentions to the founding fathers fear of tyranny which influenced their debates and early documents.
Essentially, the lessons give you actions to fight tyranny and what signs to look out for, and how to be a patriot.. Unfortunately, many of the signs can be seen today.
A short read for this book, as it's smaller in size. There is also a full size graphic novel version. Get either. I plan to re-read this every couple years. Fantastic book. I hope I won't need it as a reference.
An author I follow recommended this book during Halloween, saying it was scary. Oh yeah. This covers 20 lessons from recent history (pre/during/post WWII) and what happened, and also covers some recent political action, such as the 2016 US Presidential election. Does have mentions to the founding fathers fear of tyranny which influenced their debates and early documents.
Essentially, the lessons give you actions to fight tyranny and what signs to look out for, and how to be a patriot.. Unfortunately, many of the signs can be seen today.
A short read for this book, as it's smaller in size. There is also a full size graphic novel version. Get either. I plan to re-read this every couple years. Fantastic book. I hope I won't need it as a reference.