Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 7: The Evil of America First

“America First” brings both political weakness and moral hazard. The last episode was about America’s new weakness in the world. This one is about how “America First” leads Americans to turn against one another.

Timothy Snyder – “What Can European History Teach Us About Trump’s America?””

The politics of nostalgia asks you to be nostalgic about a past that never was.

Politics of Eternity organized around aggression from the outside by innocent (19 min)

No on ever has any responsibility.  A Leader, a Savior, comes from outside history to rescue nation from outside.

The nation is under constant attack. How can you think about the future or reforming the state? The state is there to protect us? How dare you criticize it!