Timothy Snyder just came out with another of his short videos, this one on the concept of ‘Truth’.

In it he discusses authoritarians efforts to destroy the concept of knowable truth. He describes it as both authoritarian and post-modern. That the truth is unknowable and there are only opinions.

This then encourages people to attach themselves to the ‘Leader’ and accept only what he says as the ‘truth’.

He then discusses the concept of the ‘Great Lie’ and how it often leads to explanation through conspiracy theories. Because there is no rational way to explain it otherwise.

Finally, he points out that use of the Great Lie usually ends up with violence because that is the only way to defend the Great Lie.

This is one reason why we are currently seeing both conspiracy theories and violence associated with the Trump big lie of the stolen election. And how it is bleeding into other vaccine and school big lies as well.

LESSON 10: Believe in Truth