Just think of President Trump’s regular impugning of the loyalty of those who work for the American government, in the F.B.I., for example." Recent examples, found around the world, demonstrate both how important conventions and mutual respect are as a way of maintaining order and civility - and how easily and carelessly they can be smashed. The road to unfreedom, as Snyder sees it, is one that runs right over the Enlightenment faith in reason and the reasonableness of others - the very underpinning, that is, of our institutions and values. In his chilling 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin,' Snyder explored the ghastly consequences of tyranny and the breakdown of human values and norms in the center of Europe. Worse, we are prepared to deny the humanity and rights of others. The New York Times: " Are We Traveling the ‘Road to Unfreedom’?" - "We are living in dangerous times, Timothy Snyder argues forcefully and eloquently in his new book, 'The Road to Unfreedom.' Too many of us, leaders and followers, are irresponsible, rejecting ideas that don’t fit our preconceptions, refusing discussion and rejecting compromise.
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