The Road to Unfreedom
With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be absolute Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future But we now know this to be premature Authoritarianism first returned in Russia, as Putin developed a political system dedicated solely to the consolidation and exercise of power In the last six years, it has creeped from east to west as nationalism inflames Europe, abetted by Russian propaganda and cyberwarfare While countries like Poland and Hungary have made hard turns towards authoritarianism, the electoral upsets of 2016 revealed the citizens of the US and UK in revolt against their countries longstanding policies and values.But this threat to the West also presents an opportunity to better understand the pillars of our own political order In this forceful and unsparing work of contemporary history, Snyder goes beyond the headlines to expose the true nature of the threat to democracy By showcasing the stark choices before us between equality or oligarchy, individuality or totality, truth and falsehood Snyder restores our understanding of the basis of our way of life, offering a way forward in a time of terrible uncertainty. Download The Road to Unfreedom By Timothy Snyder – kino-fada.fr All of the virtues depend upon truth, and truth depends upon them all Final truth in this world is unattainable, but its pursuit leads the individual away from unfreedom The temptation to believe what feels right assails us at all times from all directions Authoritarianism begins when we can no longer tell the difference between the true and the appealing The cynic who decides that there is no truth is the citizen who welcomes the tyrant Flipping brilliant If you decide to read o...
- English
- 19 April 2018 Timothy Snyder
- Hardcover
- 368 pages
- 0525574468
- Timothy Snyder
- The Road to Unfreedom