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=====Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump's Big Election Lie Be Undone?===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/2021/01/16/957291939/can-the-forces-unleashed-by-trumps-big-election-lie-be-undone NPR 1/18/21 MELISSA BLOCK] | |||
As for where big lies lead, Snyder writes: "Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president." | |||
"When I say pre-fascism, I mean when you take away facts, you're opening the way for something else," Snyder tells NPR. "You're opening the way for someone who says 'I am the truth. I am your voice,' to quote Mr. Trump — which is something that fascists said, as a matter of fact. The three-word chants, the idea that the press are the enemy of the people: These are all fascist concepts." | |||
"It doesn't mean that Trump is quite a fascist himself," Snyder adds. "Imagine what comes after that, right? Imagine if the big lie continues. Imagine if there's someone who's more skillful in using it than he is. Then we're starting to move into clearly fascist territory." | |||
=====It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous===== | =====It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous===== | ||
Yana Gorokhovskaia Tue 25 Aug 2020 09.41 EDT | Yana Gorokhovskaia Tue 25 Aug 2020 09.41 EDT | ||
