Alex Burch

@alexkburch

Authoritarians hurt everyone your silence = compliance He set cop beaters free & they are organizing. Lots of intentional snark when I’m in public…in Nebraska, so it’s rough. Peace is not passive Banner pic:On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder

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Alex Burch@alexkburch· 3d

Thank you, @citizensforethics.org for taking on corruption, for preserving our democracy. On Tyranny lesson from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Believe in truth.
To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because here is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.
#ONTYRANNY

Alex Burch@alexkburch· 18d

Either way, capitulation teaches power what it can do. From @timothysnyder.bsky.social :

Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
#ONTYRANNY

Alex Burch@alexkburch· 19d

Is this the church where they’ll get married? “Guns for God” at ‘Rod of Iron Ministries’. Lucky for them there’s now two locations to choose from: PA & TX. www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

Alex Burch@alexkburch· 20d

Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny lessons: “Authoritarians need obedient civil servants..” “….teaching power what it can do.”

Remember professional ethics.
When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor.
#ONTYRANNY

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jul 16

The full picture: Excerpt from @jmberger.com

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jul 11

We are an authoritarian state now. I am deeply sorry for the trauma inflicted upon you. I support you, Mr. Gonell. I’ll keep fighting for our country. #NeverForgetJ6 🇺🇸Officer Brian D. Sicknick 🇺🇸Officer Jeffrey Smith 🇺🇸Officer Howard S. Liebengood 🇺🇸Officer Gunther Hashida 🇺🇸Officer Kyle DeFreytag

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jul 3

I see this a lot. bsky.app/profile/gxld...

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jun 23

In Texas, Savanna Batten & Elizabeth Soto received 50 year sentences for: ✅wearing black clothing ✅ printing antifascist zines ⬇️ read, from @joshkovensky.bsky.social This is authoritarianism. On Tyranny lesson from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book.
Do not fall for it.
#ONTYRANNY

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jun 7

Why am I seeing this regularly now on this site? Are both accounts bot trash?

Alex Burch@alexkburch· Jun 2

What is going on here?

Alex Burch@alexkburch· May 31

The official White House site refers to human beings as ‘it’. Don’t let this dehumanizing language become normalized, citizens. Peace is not passive. These are dark times.