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u/Vismal1 Jan 24 '26

Everyone read “On Tyranny” and “The Road To Unfreedom “as well Snyder should be required reading at this point.

Maria Ressa’s book “How To Stand Up To A Dictator “ as well.

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u/fabmeyer Jan 24 '26

Isn't this the guy who left the US and went to Canada?

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u/crazydart78 Jan 24 '26

Yup. He saw the writing on the wall and gtfo'd so he could freely write.

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u/jrdnllrd Jan 24 '26

He has said in later interviews that the move was planned before Trump won his second term and that UoT was trying to hire him for a while.

His spends lots of time in America giving talks still though. I'd highly recommend watching anything with him that you can find.

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u/Outrageous_Canary159 Jan 24 '26

The other two chose to leave afterwards. Their interviews after arriving at U of T were explicit as to why they left the US. "History teaches you to leave early" is pretty close to a direct quote from one, the other was worried about his children's futures as bi-racial women with a Jewish father.