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Finished reading: On Tyranny (Graphic Edition) by Timothy Snyder 📚

Snyder’s On Tyranny is required reading for everyone. Krug’s graphic treatment of this text is superb. Work both sides of your brain while reflecting on your response to America’s political situation.

After a long grueling campaign season, I’m taking this as a good sign.

An average white male (me) wearing glasses and a gray raincoat pointing toward the sky with his index finger, pointing out a rainbow stretching over two houses in the background.

This man is dangerous. He cannot be trusted to tell the truth or treat people with the dignity they deserve.

The people of the United States would be foolish to give him any sort of power.

#2024Election

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/1…

Counterpoint: The U.S. cannot be shocked.

  • Gun violence has been a part of the U.S. landscape for decades.1
  • The former president, who thankfully escaped significant injury, has been normalizing violent rhetoric for years.2
  1. From America’s finest news source: ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens [return]
  2. See this explainer from Vox: Donald Trump is the accelerant: A comprehensive timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence [return]