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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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Last night instead of watching Trump, I read this…
…book review in the New York Times by Jennifer Szalai. It’s the second volume of a biography by Volker Ullrich. It is entitled “Hitler: Downfall, 1939-1945”. I could not shake the notion I was reading this review not last night … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, political campaigns, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged fascism, Hitler, Jennifer Szalai, Nazis, Third Reich, Trump, Volker Ullrich, Weimar Republic
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“Ineligible”
A monstrosity of a word, a monstrosity of a policy. Whenever I hear news people repeat Trump administration minions when they call children “ineligible to be returned to their parents…” I get… No words. Let’s make this simple. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers
Tagged immigrant children, immigrants, ineligible, Nazi Germany, Third Reich, Trump
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