The “speed of belonging,” indeed. Precisely how we must strive for daily acts of resistance in the face of this rumbling juggernaut of disaster, bullying, & death. As the child of scholars of extremism & the Holocaust, I have tracked the bubbling up of extemist ideologies since the 50’s. Nothing about the current reactionary power grab surprises me. Thanks for your disciplined analysis.
really good insights here. When people say "history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes" they are describing the process of comparative history you describe, taking into account that rhymes are not always the "end rhymes" of doggerel but the patterns of internal rhymes, slant rhymes, and other techniques of sound that structure good poetry.
Excellent analysis.
Are there enough of us who "hold the differences firmly" to stop the corrosion?
Your best column ever. Hands down.
A very, very important message which should be read by all of Humanity - twice a week.
You put this together so well. I feel the words.
Thank you! I took a university history class on Nazi Germany and it is spot on.
The “speed of belonging,” indeed. Precisely how we must strive for daily acts of resistance in the face of this rumbling juggernaut of disaster, bullying, & death. As the child of scholars of extremism & the Holocaust, I have tracked the bubbling up of extemist ideologies since the 50’s. Nothing about the current reactionary power grab surprises me. Thanks for your disciplined analysis.
really good insights here. When people say "history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes" they are describing the process of comparative history you describe, taking into account that rhymes are not always the "end rhymes" of doggerel but the patterns of internal rhymes, slant rhymes, and other techniques of sound that structure good poetry.