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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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“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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What happens if you dis the State?
Depends on which State you’re dissing, and which part of It. From Harper’s Weekly Review: A Russian rock musician was charged with discrediting the army after declaring onstage that “the motherland, friends, is not the president’s ass that should be … Continue reading
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Tagged Putin, Russia, Russian army
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