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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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Do you love thrillers? If so…
…you must read this. A few days ago, the Times published a story of Maksim and Sergei, two Russians who escaped from involuntary conscription into Putin’s war by chugging in a small exposed boat across the Bering Sea to a … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Immigration, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged Bering Sea, Putin's war, Russian military conscription, Russians escape Russia
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Lessons from “Blood And Ruins:” I’ve been dim-witted and I’ve been smart
Richard Overy’s mind-blowing history of World War II, Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, has had a profound impact on the way I think — and not only about war but about myself. I have always had confidence … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, Hiroshima, Hitler-Stalin Non-Aggression Pact, Hitler's war, Japan's war, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, Richard Overy, Soviet Union, World War II
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