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Part 1: The matriarch of all insurrections
The Russian Revolution. Now, a few days after the anniversary of an attempted replication of that revolution, it might be a good thing to review what actually happened in St. Petersburg on October 25, 1917, since it seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Bolsheviks, January 6 2021, Kronstadt naval base, Petrograd, Red Guards, Russian Revolution, Smolny Institute, St Petersburg Russia, Trotsky, Victor Sebestyen, Vladimir Lenin
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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have
In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights, War
Tagged Alexander Pope, CliffsNotes, Edith Hamilton, Homer, Lenin, Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, Netflix, Republic of Turkey, The Iliad, Theseus, Trotsky, Turkey
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If demagogues are not “populists,” what should we call them?
No “if” about it. Demagogues work at appealing not to the “silent” majority, but to the noisy minority. I started thinking about this while reading a wise opinion piece in today’s Times, “From the ‘Silent Majority’ to the Unvaxxed Minority,” … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged demagoguery, Ivan Krastev, populism, populist, Trotsky, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, unvaxxed minority
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