1/n So, what do I think, as a non-expert, son to holocaust survivors, about @VPrasadMDMPH's article, claiming #COVID19 restrictions could be used as blueprint for a future totalitarian regime, his analogy to Hitler's rise in Germany. @GYamey says it better
2/n Frankly, not much. My approach is, if you want to understand threats to democracy go to experts (I am not, @VPrasadMDMPH is DEFINITELY NOT) there are really good books, like @TimothyDSnyder's #OnTyranny. Check out this clip
3/n If you want to understand the road to Fascism, go to the experts like @jasonintrator (@VPrasadMDMPH is REALLY NOT an expert). Listen to this interview to understand real threats. Read @jasonintrator's book #HowFascismWorks. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586030/h…
4/n Not to forget. Profs @dziblatt and #NotOnTwitter Levitsky wrote #HowDemocraciesDies in 2018. Highly recommended. Strange that @VPrasadMDMPH borrowed the sound of this title in his headline, but never mentioned it. Distinguish threat from hyperbole amazon.com/How-Democracie…
5/n Of course, if you know me, I always go back to Hannah Arendt, so if you want to understand the origins of Totalitarianism, you do not bother with hyperbole or writings of #NonExperts like @VPrasadMDMPH. Simply read #TheOriginsOfTotalitarianism textbooks.com/Origins-of-Tot…
6/n Don't forget (this is not ad-hominem @VPrasadMDMPH, but a simple truth) the claim that public health measures promote tyranny is key to the attack by those who wish to undermine democracy, support authoritarians @PeterHotez said it better
7/n As a Jew, son to holocaust survivors, student of Europe between Hitler & Stalin (h/t @TimothyDSnyder), I always see a bigger threat in those that accept death/disease among the poor & old, than in those that protect them. But I accept @GYamey's call & will not go there. Fin.
@VPrasadMDMPH There are additional really helpful, enlightning Books, I neglected during the initial thread. I recommend @ruthbenghiat's 'StrongMan', everything by @mashagessen , especially #SurvivingAutocracy (and no @VPrasadMDMPH is NOT an expert)
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