Adios! Thanks for taking the money!
Must be nice to be able to afford to run.
“Fascist expert”, hm like, a historian ? lol sorry I don’t speak the nytimes-language
Not just historian, but a specific type of political historian. “Historian” is a broad umbrella - Snyder is the only one I’ve read, but he’s very much focused specifically on authoritarianism, fascism and genocide. His Bloodlands is kinda the book on mass killings by Nazis and the USSR.
To be fair many of the US media outlets, among which is also the New York Times often refused to call out the utter nonsense that Trump was spewing during the campaign. This is also a reason it has come to the current situation.
Where would you even move to?
considering the actions of the current administration it would have probably been better to publish this after leaving the US
If they were genuinely afraid, sure.
I suspect they’re willing to take the risk to try and warn others. This is sort of a middle ground approach. They’re banking on Trump not being able to retaliate in time before they leave the country, he’s moving fast, but he’s not at the imprison political opponents stage yet. He will be soon, but they’ve got some time.
In the meantime, it serves as a warning to us and others to get out if you can.
Well, that was a little terrifying
Took them long enough.
It should have been clear when the police was cracking down on the university protests in 2024.
2024? Not Bush II? Full blown fascism has just been on the back burner for a long time.
Must be nice.
I read the summary on the archive page. I’m not impressed.
Let’s go with the premise that I believe that the American fascist movement is here. So what do I do with that? We can’t all just move to Toronto, and if we could it wouldn’t help anyone else. So…?
Well we all know that Fascism experts are the least important people to have around when Fascism takes over a country.
Technically you can criticize from afar but it’s good to have fascism experts on the front lines.
This is also an incredibly privileged thing to be able to do and one that the vast majority of the most vulnerable and likely to be on the camp list are stuck here and would like some experts to help fight back.
Well we all know that Fascism experts are the least important people to have around when Fascism takes over a country.
Historically nobody fucking listens to fascism experts so yeah that’s true. Looking at the pace Trump is democracy at and the state of “resistance” to his regime, I’d bail too, and I didn’t spend my whole career studying the horrors of fascism.
The thing they are good for us as a canary in a coal mine, which is why they publish this.
Most miners would act when the candy dies out of experience. Most people with poor understanding of history lack the experience.
Cowards writing in the cowardly rag. Later.
What?
If everyone who is against fascism leaves, you end up with a fascist country for sure.
Because history has taught us that fascists listen to people who are against fascism?
I don’t blame them for going. If I was in America right now, I’d be eyeing the door.
A lot of us are. Problem is, nobody wants us.
You’re fighting, I take it?
Maybe they prefer to not be the first people sacrificed.
This.
intellectuals are often the first targets of a recently turned fascist regime.
One can still vote in federal elections from out of country.
Good for them.
