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Banner & Backbone: Anti Fascist Book Club, E5 - Do Not Obey Tyranny

On today's AFBC we dive into the prologue and first chapter of Timothy Snyder's book "On Tyranny".

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What happened today?

Today on the Anti Fascist Book Club, members of the

team — , , and — alongside our guests and — begin our discussion into Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny. Our discussion focuses in on the book’s Prologue and first chapter/historical lesson — Do Not Obey in Advance.

Obeying fascism is advance never works — it always leads to further appeasement and oppression.

What comes next?

The team returns on 10/17, at 12:30pm ET, for our continued discussion into Timothy Snyder’s book, On Tyranny, as we further explore the lessons of Defend institutions and Beware the one party state.

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