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Page 8 The Skanner May 10, 2017 Arts & Entertainment Yale Professor Discusses Best-Selling Book ‘On Tyranny’ Timothy Snyder’s path to the best-seller lists began with a viral post-election Facebook post turn for guidance about what to do.” By Hillel Italie AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Timothy Snyder would have preferred a different path to the best-seller lists. The Yale University professor and scholar of European history, whose books include “Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin,” was so alarmed by the election of Donald Trump last fall that soon after he post- ed a list on Facebook of “20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Sur- vive in Trump’s America.” His advice ranged from “Be kind to our language” to “Believe in truth” to “Do not obey in advance.” The list went viral and the Penguin Random House imprint Tim Duggan Books released an expanded, pock- et-sized edition of Snyder’s warnings that quickly reached high on Amazon. com’s best-seller list. With more than 100,000 copies in print, “On Tyran- ny: Twenty Lessons from the Twen- tieth Century” has become a guide for many worried about democracy under Trump’s administration, a non- fiction counterpart to such dystopian best-sellers as “1984” and “The Hand- maid’s Tale.” During a recent interview with The Associated Press, Snyder spoke of why he posted the initial list, what concerns him now and what he’d like to see hap- pen. On His Initial Facebook Posting “What I thought I should try to do as On The Strength Of American Democ- racy “How long has America really been a democracy, in the sense of people being allowed to vote? I would say, circa 1965, Civil Rights Act? If not all of your citi- zens can vote you’re not really a democ- racy. So were talking about half a cen- tury, tops. In addition to that, we’re not a democracy now, in the very import- ant sense that there are voter suppres- sion laws, there is an electoral college, quickly as possible, and economical- ly as possible, concisely as possible, was pass on what I think I understand about regime change, in the negative sense, from democracy to authoritari- anism. And (to pass on) what I think I’ve learned from people who are smarter than me and who have experienced more than me, in Europe in the 20th century, about what that looks like and how it should be resisted. “And my sense, which has been con- firmed in the weeks and months that followed, is that many Americans un- derstand something strange has hap- pened, but don’t quite know where to We honor the many accomplishments of African Americans. “ A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strengthens families, but also allows our communities to become stronger, more cohesive, and more responsive to their citizens’ needs. 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I would think a thoughtful government, rather than attacking the press as is the case now, would incentivize young ‘How long has America really been a democ- racy, in the sense of people being allowed to vote? I would say, circa 1965, Civil Rights Act? If not all of your citizens can vote you’re not really a democracy. So were talking about half a century, tops’ which means people’s votes don’t count the same as other people’s votes. There is a gerrymandered system at the level of congressional districts, so that again means people’s votes don’t count the same as other people’s votes. “And we have an absurd amount of money in politics, which creates a situ- ation in which someone like Mr. Trump can say, ‘Sure I’m a billionaire, but at least I’m your billionaire. You don’t people to go into careers in journal- ism. A thoughtful government would find ways to support institutions of the press which actually report abroad. This may seem like a minor thing, but really it’s not. 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