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(9,361 posts) Mon Apr 29, 2024, 10:31 AM Apr 29

Hannah Arendt on The Origins of Totalitarianism. (part 1) [View all]

Hannah writes that one hallmark of Totalitarianism is dissolving a distinction between truth and lies, ( news and fake news; facts and alternative facts in today's speak). It is no coincidence that Trump called his megaphone of lies 'Truth Social', just as the Soviets did before him with Pravda (Russian: Правда, IPA: [ˈpravdə] lit. 'Truth')










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Hannah Arendt on The Origins of Totalitarianism. (part 1) [View all] speak easy Apr 29 OP
Truly chilling thucythucy Apr 29 #1
'Replaces all first rate talent ... with crackpots and fools' speak easy Apr 29 #2
What is happening now has happened before DBoon Apr 29 #3
Yeats may have been on to something limbicnuminousity Apr 29 #4
... the center will hold speak easy Apr 29 #5
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