![]() ![]() Similarly, even when the media disagrees with such a candidate, by discussing politics in terms of the candidate’s own distorted concepts, they contribute to the sense of “collective trance,” in which people cannot distinguish fact from fiction. The concept of “the people” becomes muddled. ![]() ![]() So the Yale historian's latest book called 'On Tyranny. But then imagine that this person starts hearing a populist candidate proclaim that “the people” really want one thing, and everyone who disagrees is an enemy of “the people.” Even if they do not agree with this candidate, this citizen might become confused about which “people” really count in politics, and they might have trouble talking clearly about “the people” of the country when they discuss politics with others, because it becomes unclear whose version of “the people” is being discussed. Timothy Snyder has written some sprawling, compelling books about war, genocide and the descent into dictatorship in mid-20th century Europe. 5.26 (PAPERBACK) 3.99 (KINDLE) Yale historian Timothy Snyder has written a book on all matters concerning state tyrannyhow it comes to be, what to look out for, and how to resist it. For instance, imagine that someone is used to thinking about “the people” of their nation as a complex group that disagrees on major issues and negotiates solutions to those issues through politics. BOOK BY TIMOTHY SNYDER TIM DUGGAN BOOKS, 2017 128 PP. By distorting the meanings of words, authoritarians deprive people of the ability to think clearly. ![]()
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