TY - BOOK AU - Snyder,Timothy AU - Krug,Nora TI - On tyranny: twenty lessons from the twentieth century SN - 9781984860392 U1 - 321.9 PY - 2021///] CY - [Berkeley] California PB - Ten Speed Press KW - Despotism KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Authoritarianism KW - Totalitarianism KW - Dictatorship KW - History, Modern KW - Political culture KW - United States KW - Democracy KW - Nonfiction comics KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published in paperback in different form by Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC in 2017"--Colophon; Do not obey in advance -- Defend institutions -- Beware the one-party state -- Take responsibility for the face of the world -- Remember professional ethics -- Be wary of paramilitaries -- Be reflective if you must be armed -- Stand out -- Be kind to our language -- Believe in truth -- Investigate -- Make eye contact and small talk -- Practice corporeal politics -- Establish a private life -- Contribute to good causes -- Learn from peers in other countries -- Listen for dangerous words -- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives -- Be a patriot -- Be as courageous as you can N2 - The author argues that American society is leaning toward despotism and totalitarianism and looks back at the 20th century for examples of how totalitarianism has taken over before ER -