Yale Univ. History professor writes books on tyranny and its resistances and freedom and ways to stay collectively united to fight the oppressive regimes of history. After Nov. 5 and the election of the new president of the USA, Synder's voice is one of the important voices for those who believe we have descended, more or less, into fascism and authoritarianism populism (e.g., USA politics has changed forever). Whatever side of the political spectrum you may be, there are some good things to take from Snyder's study of history (e.g., his 2017 book "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century").
However, as a fearologist, I am critical of Snyder's "pill" in his quote from a recent interview and how he is trying to tell people what you "shouldn't" feel and how you shouldn't be in such and such a state. So so many people make this mistake of telling people what they should feel and especially that they "shouldn't be anxious" (as Snyder does). This is so unuseful, as all my experience shows. It is the voice of another kind of authoritarianism more subtle and most people don't notice it and just take such authoritarian commands and commandments without criticality. Snyder ought to know better than that. Fear (anxiety) is not disappearing, individually or collectively, because someone tells you to be not afraid! It doesn't work!
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