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Nov 9Liked by Jason Stanford

Just a note: Gessen is nonbinary, I believe, and uses they/them last I knew.

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Thank you! Will fix.

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Right on. I figured you would care.

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Fixed

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“Mind-searingly angry” certainly sums it up.

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Clear eyed and horrifying.

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Thank you.

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You’re welcome.

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As Prof. Timothy Snyder wrote in “On Tyranny,” the first rule is: “Do not obey in advance.” Rule 10: “Believe in truth.”

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Exactly right.

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To your second footnote, perhaps Trump voters who claimed that democracy was their main priority were saying that they wanted to get rid of it. I mean, democracy is hard work, right? Who can be bothered, right? And tyranny is so much easier. Until, soon enough, you are subjected to it. Or perhaps they believe they’ll be safe and somehow able to continue to enjoy the benefits of democracy - but they want tyranny for others? Either way, a very rude awakening is coming for so many of them.

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You could be right.

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Bringing the punk back into the hope.

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I’m not calling you a punk! Except in the best way. Angry, resistant, subversive and realistic hope is the kind I want right now.

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We're going to have to be hope punk for a long, long time. But I get what you mean about punk.

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