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unaduessa.bsky.social
Tonight's reading. "Lesson 17: Listen for dangerous words" from On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder.
The first page of chapter 17 from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. "Listen for dangerous words. Be alert to the use of the words /extremism/ and /terrorism/. Be alive to the fatal notions of /emergency/ and /exception/. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary." Page 2. "The most intelligent of the Nazis, the legal theorist Carl Schmitt, explained in clear language the essence of fascist governance. The way to destroy all rules, he explained, was to focus on the idea of the /exception/. A Nazi leader outmaneuvers his opponents by manufacturing a general conviction that the present moment is exceptional, and then transforming that state of exception into a permanent emergency. Citizens then trade real freedom for fake safety. When politicians today invoke /terrorism/ they are speaking, of course, of an actual danger. But when they try to train us to surrender freedom in the name of safety, we should be on our guard. There is no necessary tradeoff between the two. Sometimes we do indeed gain one by losing the other, and sometimes not. People who assure you that you can /only/ gain security at the price of liberty usually want to deny you both. You can certainly concede freedom without becoming more secure. The feeling of submission..." Page 3. "...to authority might be comforting, but it is not the same thing as actual safety. Likewise, gaining a bit of freedom may be unnerving, but this momentary unease is not dangerous. It is easy to imagine situations where we sacrifice both freedom and safety: when we lose our health care, begin an abusive relationship, or vote for a fascist. Similarly, it is not hard to imagine choices that increase both freedom and safety, like seeing a doctor, leaving an abusive relationship, or emigrating from a fascist state. It is the government's job to increase both freedom and security. Extremism certainly sounds bad, and governments often try to make it sound worse by using the word terrorism in the same sentence. But the word has little meaning. There is no doctrine called extremism. When tyrants speak of extremists, they just mean people who are not in the mainstream—as the tyrants themselves are defining that mainstream at that particular moment. Dissidents of the twentieth century, whether they..." Last page. "...were resisting fascism or communism, were called extremists. Modern authoritarian regimes, such as Russia, use laws on extremism to punish those who criticize their policies. In this way the notion of extremism comes to mean virtually everything except what is, in fact, extreme: tyranny."
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
unaduessa.bsky.social
Where did..?? Where did the color go???
A ball jar of clear liquid that is definitely supposed to be orange next to the bottom corner of a carton of Sabor Latino passion fruit juice.
May 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
unaduessa.bsky.social
Sure, it's hubris if it's you. I'm a god.
Six perfectly golden pastries on two baking sheets, resting on top of a stove. The same pastries, flipped over to reveal the baked onion interior, arranged on a plate.
May 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
unaduessa.bsky.social
Watching my tax refund fluctuating as I punch in my numbers on the IRS website like:
A gif of Dr Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb wearing a dress and being crowned Queen of the Cotillion by a shocked pageant judge. He is happy and then angry. Two pageant participants stand confused in the background. The dialogue caption reads "Oh, I'm honored! And, at the same time, humiliated. So, thank you and curse you!"
April 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
unaduessa.bsky.social
This is either going to be a good outlet for frustration or the reason I snap. Will update once I figure it out.
A single finger outstretched with a miniature plane propellor balanced on the end. It is painted black and yellow and made of thin metal. In the background, a miniature steel model kit of a B-17 Flying Fortress is strewn across a white desk, one wing partially constructed and three other propellers waiting to be assembled.
February 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
unaduessa.bsky.social
On my way to gaslighting my coworkers that my white elephant gift isn't booze✌️
December 16, 2024 at 4:31 AM