![]() ![]() ![]() A change in government usually meant the new winners would oppress the previous winners, prosecuting them and seizing their property. Tyranny was first experienced on a large scale by the ancient Greeks - both from the external threat posed to their small city-states by the mighty Persian empire and from the tendency of their own politics to veer between extremes of tyranny and anarchy. That history can help us sort out what’s happening today - and even reassure us that there’s reason for hope. ![]() In my book Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and Terror, I delve into how various forms of tyranny, dictatorship and populist demagoguery have a detailed and fascinating history reaching back to ancient Greece. On the other hand, people on the alt-right in Europe, such as Marine Le Pen, openly admire Putin’s authoritarianism and want it for Europe. Amid the Russian scandal that’s engulfed Trump’s presidency, many observers worry about his apparent indifference toward Putin’s actions in Ukraine and the Baltic states, and see a resemblance between their strongman styles. Vladimir Putin’s authoritarianism, ISIS terrorism, the nuclear threat from North Korea and Donald Trump’s populism are just a few examples of the forces challenging our societies.Ĭoncerns about immigrants from terrorist enclaves helped elect Trump and fuelled Brexit. ![]()
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