[Peace-discuss] DemNow! andTimothy Snyder

[Carl G. Estabrook]

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/09/timothy-snyders-lies/ <https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/09/timothy-snyders-lies/>


> On May 31, 2017, at 4:21 PM, Brussel, Morton K via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
> 
> Interesting interview with smart guy, Yale prof Timothy Snyder, who talks about how to prevent authoritarianism without ever taking into account what the U.S. has done in its overthrow of governments and its wars to in fact promote authoritarianism (think of Chile, Brazil, Central America, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,…).
> He is also the one who most vociferously defended the coup in Ukraine, the attacks against the separatist Donbas region, and its fascist overtones. What lies behind this is his deep antagonism to Russia.. I found it curious also that he never alluded to American militarism and the consequences it has for authoritarianism.
> 
> He’s written a book “On Tyranny”. It might be interesting to parse. 
> 
> When I saw that Snyder was featured on DemocracyNow!, I was tempted to ignore it.
> 
> —mkb
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