Thank you both for such a wondrous, glowing, sublime conversation. I was not expecting the topic from the title; it was so, so, so much better. I have learned new words and ideas. You have both warmed me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

An excellent (as usual), frustrating, depressing, & hopeful episode. Thank you! In 1986ish I won a speed reading contest at my high school in Halifax, NS. I won 3 books, & everyone got at least 1. They were all from a banned books list (I only remember Lives of Girls and Women). Was proud of my HS.

As you attended No Fascists (how I brand it) events today, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny. It's outstanding and something you will keep referring to over and over again.