LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance

Why it was recommended

I also recommend the short Youtube series Snyder recorded before the release of the graphic edition

Recommendationneo4llm · Original2025-03

What it covers

The first lesson from Timothy Snyder's short video series accompanying On Tyranny, arguing that most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given when people comply in. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Timothy Snyder

Length

7 min 40 sec

Year

2021

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