Freedom Fridays: Lesson 10 – Believe In Truth
If nothing is true, no one can criticize those in power; all is spectacle; the biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights. It’s Freedom Friday.
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Freedom Fridays – Lesson Nine: Be Kind to Our Language
Freedom Friday is back, with Lesson Nine: The wordings and the phrasings of things find their way into normalization. And that shapes how we think.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 8: Stand Out
In this week’s “On Tyranny” chapter, we consider our willingness to stand out, and challenge the status quo. Because tyranny needs quiet conformists.
Freedom Friday Lesson 8 – Postponed
Sorry to have to postpone the next Freedom Friday essay, but family comes first. Thanks for understanding.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 7: Be Reflective If You Must Be Armed
In Freedom Friday, Part 7, we examine how the “regular” police and military can be ensnared in the brutal transition to tyranny. Would we just say no?
Freedom Fridays (on Tuesday!) – Lesson Six: Be Wary of Paramilitaries
n this next “Freedom Friday,” we look at Chapter 6, which examines the rise of paramilitary groups. We dare not ignore their grim historic lessons.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 5: Remember Professional Ethics
In this week’s “Freedom Fridays,” we examine how tyranny may be hampered when the professionals who must attend to its paperwork and programs refuse.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson Four: Take Responsibility for the Face of the World
In today’s Lesson 4, we look at the power of symbols. The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Do not look away; do not normalize hatred.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 3: Beware the One-Party State
Freedom Fridays continues, examining the dangers of a one-party system. Think we’re not in that kind of danger? Think again. We may already be there.
Freedom Fridays: Lesson One
We begin Lesson 1 of Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” today. Because I believe this is why we are here, with our very unique skills, arts, and knowledge.