#037: WTF - It's Not Hysteria, It's History

In the second of our four-part series by Atrómitos, Worried Tired Frustrated, Liz Church reads Kate McNulty’s reflection on both historical and modern-day struggles; this article delves into the erosion of personal freedoms, the dangers of authoritarianism, and how societal challenges may lead In us In down dangerous paths if we’re not careful.
Atrómitos Resources

• Kate's WTF Article: It's Not Hysteria, It's History

Sources

• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng: https://www.celesteng.com/our-missing-hearts
• Fascism Definition: https://www.britannica.com/topic/fascism
• German Resistance: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/resistance-inside-germany
• WWII Neighbor Informants: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/resistance-responses-collaboration/german-collaboration-and-complicity/informants/
• Hidden Rebellions: https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/schindler.html
• Ignoring the Crisis: https://time.com/5449578/kristallnacht-lessons-bystanders/
• Allured by Nazi Propaganda: https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/198435
• German Rights Lost:
  • https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/USHMM-Timeline-Activity-Laws-Decrees.pdf
  • https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/law-and-justice-in-the-third-reich
  • https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/93062.htm
  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/holocaust/timeprint.html
• United States Economy Post Pandemic: https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2023-11-10/the-labor-market-has-recovered-from-covid-but-it-is-hardly-the-same
• American Dollar: https://www.vox.com/money/2023/11/8/23951098/economy-inflation-prices-job-market-sticker-shock
• Nasty Political Retoric: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221870
• American Polarization: https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/09/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-the-united-states-what-the-research-says?lang=en
• SCOTUS Presidential Immunity: https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/supreme-court-grants-trump-future-presidents-a-blank-check-to-break-the-law

Song Credits

• The Star-Spangled Banner, U.S.A., by Ian Post

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