Maybe I am just worn down by the ongoing chaotic and disastrous and heartbreaking destruction of my beloved country by the lawless and mindless authoritarians dragging us all into the mud.
But hearing Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat discuss this, two such wholly good, and intelligent people, motivated by the best things that human beings can do and be, actually made me start to cry. At least there still are people in this world who are good, who want good for the world, who are honest and decent and moral. All is not lost. I can not stop crying.
Netanyahu is squeezing Trump for all he’s worth as he knows Trump’s days are numbered and the next administration will not be so charitable, to say the least.
It is, and as long as we keep believing it's something else, we won't get anywhere. Thug vs thug. UGH. We can win this, but I'm not sure how. There's a line in the Mueller Report where Mueller references the "inventiveness of the criminal mind." That always intrigued me.
Thank you both. Thru it all your words are inspiring. These difficult days require a steadfastness that comes only thru unity of hope for better days. I find it, as many do, in the remarkable resistance thru discussion and writing that is shared. Every day ordinary, yet very extraordinary, people offer insight. Yes, our days are dark, but when we are united in the love of what we know our countries are capable of, we reach our pinnacle of hope. We cannot go back, but we can come together to build the future humanity deserves.
Consider always including transcripts of your live chats. Spoken word recognition could provide a quick draft for human correction. I admire both you and Ruth Ben-Ghiat for your decades of education, work, writing and teaching, but unfortunately for me I don't have 49:34 to listen to/view the chat. With both, I could get a sense of the conversation and then move to transcript with which I can easily and much more quickly read, save excerpts for easy reference and occasionally share with others (I'm subscribed). "Verba volant. Scripta manent."
The Iranian Martyr Makes The Iranian War A Religious One: Inevitable Consequence Of CNPP
The murder of a aged cancer stricken Khamenei by Israeli forces has turned him into a Muslim/Arab martyr This has put our Nazi regime on the spot and in response Hegseth now says that this conflict is a biblically sanctioned religious one, Muslim vs Christianity/Jewish religions This makes this conflict a terrible, dangerous, reckless, and emotional catastrophe There are many emotionally charged Shia Muslims in the Middle Eastern region who view the US Israeli warring coalition creating a religious war Because of this this has the high probability of expanding to many nations in the region
The fascist Netanyahu has long wanted this moment because Iran through its terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis have threatened his theocratic Jewish state As an oppressive warmongering far right Israeli government with the defiantly not giving in to the need for a two state solution, this theocratic state has induced Cheeto’s Dept of War because they are equal religious warmongers
But Netanyahu has coopted the American far right warmongers and it’s right up CNPP’s(Christian Nationalist Pedo Party) mission, to create a “Christian” nation standing up against all pagan states The moniker of CNPP is just a political excuse to create a fascist strongman, autocratic government As Parnas reports, commanders are reportedly telling troops the Iran war is “all part of God’s divine plan,” with one noncommissioned officer alleging a commander said “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth”
When I heard Parnas reported that it made absolute sense that White Christian Nationalists would buy in. I lived in Arkansas for two decades and knew the Huckabee family peripherally and voted the entire time to keep him out of the Governor’s Office.
As children Sarah and her dog killing brother, A la’ Noem, were repulsive and entitled brats. Not to mention the double or maybe triple wide trailer that was on the Governor’s Mansion grounds while the mansion was undergoing renovations showed me who they truly were.
I grew up in an evangelical Pentecostal church for three months until the preacher called my parents who were Christmas/Easter Christian’s, though my father never attended the church, to tell them that I was unworthy of the word of God because he thought I might be gay.the preacher had no idea of the physical, emotional, and sexually abusing me at the same time. I was seven years old. I’m now agnostic if not atheist.
Ruth Ben-Chiat and Timothy Snyder, your terrific conversation was also about us. You opened the doors and windows, so that we could breathe, see one another, talk together and be less alone.
I asked nineteen friends to join in by watching your conversation for and about us.
Excellent presentation. Thank you so much. I am housebound with a cold this week, and this discussion has helped boost my spirits. It has also helped me clean up my thinking around many issues, the biggest of which is why people still follow this sadistic nincompoop. I believe some people lack a sense of self-preservation, but I also believe that most people don't. This is going to be painful, but we need to come out of this with a greater sense of what democracy means and why we need it in order to thrive.
The following describes the act of a dictator: Without warning (and without a formal Declaration of War), a U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian naval vessel in international waters, off Sri Lanka https://www.opednews.com/populum/page.php?f=The-Order-Trump-Dreams-of-Fascism_Law_Military_Trump-251125-219.html). In the times of black flags with a skull and crossbones or crossed swords emblazoned on them, under Admiralty Law this sort of attack was defined as “piracy:“ that is when (non-state, in those days) actors commit war-like acts against ships, such as hijacking, taking hostages, stealing cargo, etc., without any governmental/statutory authority sanctioning their acts. In this case the hostile act was carried out by a U.S. Navy ship, without warning (and in the days of piracy there was at least warning given). The Iranian ship sank to the bottom of the sea, taking most of its crew (again, in an undeclared war) with it. But the Trump Regime has now sunk even lower than that ship. It remains to be seen what, if anything, will happen in the Halls of the UN, NATO, the European Union, and etc. (the U.S. Congress[?], ho, ho, ho), and whether Xi Jinping will cancel the scheduled Trump meeting. He should.
2 regime changes wars withing weeks...From another of Trump's illegal wars without guardrails under the guise of a "noble mission" to the subversion of our elections in November as a "national emergency"...we have been warned. Resist MAGA gangster grifter authoritarianism! Vote Sane. #VoteBlue!
Maybe I am just worn down by the ongoing chaotic and disastrous and heartbreaking destruction of my beloved country by the lawless and mindless authoritarians dragging us all into the mud.
But hearing Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat discuss this, two such wholly good, and intelligent people, motivated by the best things that human beings can do and be, actually made me start to cry. At least there still are people in this world who are good, who want good for the world, who are honest and decent and moral. All is not lost. I can not stop crying.
Netanyahu is squeezing Trump for all he’s worth as he knows Trump’s days are numbered and the next administration will not be so charitable, to say the least.
There are so many autocrats out there that I will be glad to see the last of. Netanyahu is certainly one of them.
True. It’s an international crime syndicate.
It is, and as long as we keep believing it's something else, we won't get anywhere. Thug vs thug. UGH. We can win this, but I'm not sure how. There's a line in the Mueller Report where Mueller references the "inventiveness of the criminal mind." That always intrigued me.
Thank you both. Thru it all your words are inspiring. These difficult days require a steadfastness that comes only thru unity of hope for better days. I find it, as many do, in the remarkable resistance thru discussion and writing that is shared. Every day ordinary, yet very extraordinary, people offer insight. Yes, our days are dark, but when we are united in the love of what we know our countries are capable of, we reach our pinnacle of hope. We cannot go back, but we can come together to build the future humanity deserves.
Consider always including transcripts of your live chats. Spoken word recognition could provide a quick draft for human correction. I admire both you and Ruth Ben-Ghiat for your decades of education, work, writing and teaching, but unfortunately for me I don't have 49:34 to listen to/view the chat. With both, I could get a sense of the conversation and then move to transcript with which I can easily and much more quickly read, save excerpts for easy reference and occasionally share with others (I'm subscribed). "Verba volant. Scripta manent."
The Iranian Martyr Makes The Iranian War A Religious One: Inevitable Consequence Of CNPP
The murder of a aged cancer stricken Khamenei by Israeli forces has turned him into a Muslim/Arab martyr This has put our Nazi regime on the spot and in response Hegseth now says that this conflict is a biblically sanctioned religious one, Muslim vs Christianity/Jewish religions This makes this conflict a terrible, dangerous, reckless, and emotional catastrophe There are many emotionally charged Shia Muslims in the Middle Eastern region who view the US Israeli warring coalition creating a religious war Because of this this has the high probability of expanding to many nations in the region
The fascist Netanyahu has long wanted this moment because Iran through its terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis have threatened his theocratic Jewish state As an oppressive warmongering far right Israeli government with the defiantly not giving in to the need for a two state solution, this theocratic state has induced Cheeto’s Dept of War because they are equal religious warmongers
But Netanyahu has coopted the American far right warmongers and it’s right up CNPP’s(Christian Nationalist Pedo Party) mission, to create a “Christian” nation standing up against all pagan states The moniker of CNPP is just a political excuse to create a fascist strongman, autocratic government As Parnas reports, commanders are reportedly telling troops the Iran war is “all part of God’s divine plan,” with one noncommissioned officer alleging a commander said “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth”
Reading this reminds me of why I just donated to the Humanist Society, and it makes me want to go donate more.
When I heard Parnas reported that it made absolute sense that White Christian Nationalists would buy in. I lived in Arkansas for two decades and knew the Huckabee family peripherally and voted the entire time to keep him out of the Governor’s Office.
As children Sarah and her dog killing brother, A la’ Noem, were repulsive and entitled brats. Not to mention the double or maybe triple wide trailer that was on the Governor’s Mansion grounds while the mansion was undergoing renovations showed me who they truly were.
I grew up in an evangelical Pentecostal church for three months until the preacher called my parents who were Christmas/Easter Christian’s, though my father never attended the church, to tell them that I was unworthy of the word of God because he thought I might be gay.the preacher had no idea of the physical, emotional, and sexually abusing me at the same time. I was seven years old. I’m now agnostic if not atheist.
Sad story of growing up in Arkansas with self righteous scumbags Have friends in the state who have the same opinorn of them
Ruth Ben-Chiat and Timothy Snyder, your terrific conversation was also about us. You opened the doors and windows, so that we could breathe, see one another, talk together and be less alone.
I asked nineteen friends to join in by watching your conversation for and about us.
Thank you!
So much to admire about the knowledge you share. Thank you both!
Excellent presentation. Thank you so much. I am housebound with a cold this week, and this discussion has helped boost my spirits. It has also helped me clean up my thinking around many issues, the biggest of which is why people still follow this sadistic nincompoop. I believe some people lack a sense of self-preservation, but I also believe that most people don't. This is going to be painful, but we need to come out of this with a greater sense of what democracy means and why we need it in order to thrive.
Thank you both for an enlightening yet uplifting dialogue. So much good work to be done
This 77 year old English major will need to listen to this again. And maybe again. I'm trying hard not to despair the loss of my beloved country.
This was great. Thanks so much.
The following describes the act of a dictator: Without warning (and without a formal Declaration of War), a U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian naval vessel in international waters, off Sri Lanka https://www.opednews.com/populum/page.php?f=The-Order-Trump-Dreams-of-Fascism_Law_Military_Trump-251125-219.html). In the times of black flags with a skull and crossbones or crossed swords emblazoned on them, under Admiralty Law this sort of attack was defined as “piracy:“ that is when (non-state, in those days) actors commit war-like acts against ships, such as hijacking, taking hostages, stealing cargo, etc., without any governmental/statutory authority sanctioning their acts. In this case the hostile act was carried out by a U.S. Navy ship, without warning (and in the days of piracy there was at least warning given). The Iranian ship sank to the bottom of the sea, taking most of its crew (again, in an undeclared war) with it. But the Trump Regime has now sunk even lower than that ship. It remains to be seen what, if anything, will happen in the Halls of the UN, NATO, the European Union, and etc. (the U.S. Congress[?], ho, ho, ho), and whether Xi Jinping will cancel the scheduled Trump meeting. He should.
Superb and very timely discussion. I am so deeply appreciative of you both.
Hegseth et al are “toddler fascists.”
2 regime changes wars withing weeks...From another of Trump's illegal wars without guardrails under the guise of a "noble mission" to the subversion of our elections in November as a "national emergency"...we have been warned. Resist MAGA gangster grifter authoritarianism! Vote Sane. #VoteBlue!
Fantastic discussion. Thank you both.