Timothy Snyder
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Timothy Snyder is a historian known for his insights on democracy, authoritarianism, and the historical context of contemporary issues. This interview reveals his leadership style as one that inspires critical thinking about the future and mobilizes people to consider multiple possibilities for societal progress.
“The greatest external enemy of democracy in the United States is Vladimir Putin for all the reasons I've talked about in other books. But the main threat to democracy is always going to be people who don't want to be free, because democracy means ruled by the people, and that means to be a people, you've got to want it.”
“My greatest hope is not that both. I mean, I just don't have Bill's capacity for hope. I don't think both sides are going to recognize the outcome of the election.”
“Made money just because they got into the right niche at the right time. And we should be remembering that the people who are the real heroes are the ones who are trying to spread the facts, the ones who are trying to speak truth to power.”
“And so, no matter how bad you get, the other side gets presented as being just as bad. But you, meanwhile, are the ones who are actually using the black magic of the big lie for political gain. So then what is the black magic of the big lie?”
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