tyranny – Beth Owl's Daughter Archives

Freedom Fridays: Concluding with Lesson 20

October 9, 2020 by Beth

Today I offer the final installment of Freedom Fridays, a series based on the Dr. Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.”

October 2, 2020 by Beth

My Freedom Fridays series is ending soon, but this week’s lesson is vital. We must fully grasp the difference between nationalism and patriotism.

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Beth

This week in Freedom Fridays, we look at what I believe is the most pivotal, climactic tool in the playbook of those who would establish a tyranny.

September 19, 2020September 18, 2020 by Beth

This week, we look at trigger words common to tyranny. Because those who insist liberty is the trade-off for safety usually intend to deny you both.

September 11, 2020 by Beth

It’s time for us to shrug off the myth of America’s magical superiority, and long past time to learn from international and historic context.

August 14, 2020 by Beth

In Lesson 14, Dr. Timothy Snyder warns that we must protect our private lives. “Tyrants seek the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks.”

July 31, 2020 by Beth

As magical and spiritual people, a solid grounding in current events is vital. Thus, I’m resuming my series based on Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny.”

October 5, 2018 by Beth

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.

September 29, 2018September 28, 2018 by Beth

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.