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I am not a subject. I am a citizen
I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Jan 6, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, voting rights, War on women
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, American citizenship, democracy, despots, Einsatzgruppen, Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, Hitler, Hungary, MAGA, Pico della Mirandola, Richard Overy, strongmen, subjects and citizens, the Talmud, Third Reich, Thomas Jefferson, World War II
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To some Republican members of Congress
I’m not naming you; I don’t know who you are. But I’m pretty sure you’re out there. As I watch your political party shatter into hundreds of pieces, I assume you, right in the middle of it, must be going … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Joe Biden and his people, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting rights
Tagged Alexei Navalny, autocracy, democracy, Republican Party, Russia
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