https://lnkd.in/eEQPFTab We are one election from a virtual dictatorship based on white supremacy, brute force, and fascist ideology. Numerous historians, political scientists, and so many others are warning us-- the former president's own words (repeated in public quite often) and actions must be taken seriously-- like Hitler, he does indeed tell us what he intends to do. It matters not that any aspirant to any political office is a Republican, Democrat, or Independent (or claims adherence to one of these groups)-- the constant threats and the normalization of violence is never (or should never be) acceptable. VOTE. It may not be a great choice, possibly, next November-- but if the former president should gain power again, we will likely lose our democracy. Historians have seen this show so many times before and it does not end well. VOTE.
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A recent interview for the University of Nebraska Press involving my book Enemies among Us: https://lnkd.in/eKg8K93A
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Dr. Allan Lichtman, my mentor, advisor, and dissertation committee chair... great professor and a kind person... very, very smart too! I'd highly recommend his book the 13 Keys.
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https://lnkd.in/eHGVgWkF VOTE... our democracy and basic civil and human rights and decency are at stake, so too is the earth's climate, our global existential crisis. VOTE. It is good to see young people registering to vote-- we have the power to change things for the better, but we must vote wisely to do so. VOTE.
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https://lnkd.in/exe-RVHu Democracy, ours, under stress. Why voting, facts, decency, science, education, climate, etc., matter. VOTE.
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https://lnkd.in/ejN77rwb On this date, it is important to remember that not all July 4ths are equal-- we have come a long way, but we are regressing now too.
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https://lnkd.in/e9npHx9f There are so many historians (and others) warning of 45's impact-- past is, indeed, often prologue. We are once again as a nation at a crossroads, and like the 1860s and 1960s, it's a hell of a crossroads-- women's rights, minority rights, climate, education, science, voting rights, and democracy v. dictatorship among others. VOTE.
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