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What “strongmen” can’t do
Tolerate dissent. Because of which they won’t hold open elections. (As my father pointed out years ago, if a political leader is as popular as he claims, he can prove it by having an open election — not one rigged … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Human rights, Propaganda, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, "Bloodlands", Alexei Navalny, Lenin, Nicholas Kristof, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Stalin, strongmen, Tim Snyder, Trotsky, USSR, World War II
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Strongman!
Today, Paul Krugman published a Times column analyzing why the “strongman,” as typified by Putin, is so admired and desired by the current GOP. I learned something about this “strongman” thing years ago, while in a taxi heading to JFK … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Government, Immigration, The Facts of Life
Tagged Basque, Brooklyn Bridge, Guernica, JFK Airport, MoMA, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Picasso, Ronald Reagan, Russian Jews, Stalin, strongmen, USSR
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“Blood and Ruins,” a revelatory history
Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by British historian Richard Overy. That’s the book that has transformed my mind. So much so, every day I find myself absorbing news about our world and events within it with such … Continue reading
Posted in Government, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged ", "Blood and Ruins, Baltic states, Harry Truman, NATO, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin, United States and NATO, World War I, World War II
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