Dimensionally Barrett

Photo: John Barrett This is a post I put up on Facebook recently. I've made some adjustments for this platform. Admittedly, I've not been on Facebook, except to drop off notices of new blog posts.  I’m mostly on Bluesky (@reactionshots.bsky.social), where there’s a tremendous amount of information-sharing and organizing. I’ve written about a number of events and demonstrations and there is a fair amount of mobilization going on in Houston and Harris County. It’s heartening to hear horns honking in support of preserving Social Security and in support of fighting the Regime’s draconian measures to silence those who disagree.  I would like to see more people step up and get involved and I’m sure everyone is doing something in their own way. Even doing small things with a community is worthwhile. If I post about this or that demonstration, it’s less about me than it is about pointing out that there’s plenty to do.  Protest works. Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s merely per...

Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” should be required reading for every person of voting age in the United States, at the very least. In his prologue, he sets out the historical context of the rise of Fascism and later Communism in the twentieth century and how these movements gained traction and took hold. Note: all quotes are from “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder. See bibliography for publishing and copyright information. Also, if you don’t have it, it is strongly recommended for reading along with these posts, but also, just for one’s own edification. “Both fascism and communism were responses to globalization: to the real and perceived inequalities it created, and the apparent helplessness of the democracies in addressing them.” In each case, there were fatal flaws. “Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people.”    Communists “proposed rule by a disciplined pa...