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Investigate: Why Truth Requires More Than Scrolling
Scrolling gives us information, but information is not the same as knowledge. Timothy Snyder’s eleventh lesson in On Tyranny asks us to investigate: to protect our attention, verify what we share, support journalism, resist manufactured cynicism, and accept responsibility for the public world our media habits help create each day.
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The Dangers of Comfort: Maruki in Persona 5 Royal
The text examines authoritarianism in “Code Geass” and “Persona 5 Royal,” highlighting the dangers of manipulated language and comforting illusions. Takuto Maruki, as a benevolent antagonist, represents a threat through his compassionate control, prioritizing emotional comfort over truth. The narrative emphasizes that true healing requires agency and accountability, warning against surrendering reality for false happiness.
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Exploring _On Tyranny_ and Lessons from Code Geass & Persona 5
The analysis links Code Geass and Persona 5 Royal, illustrating how authoritarianism emerges through language and the distortion of truth. While Code Geass depicts external domination via imperial language, Persona 5 Royal explores internal acceptance of comforting falsehoods. Both works emphasize that losing discernment between reality and desire threatens individual freedom and truth.
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Linguistic Control: From Language to Oppression
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Why Most People Accept Tyranny (And the Few Who Break It) — From WWII to Gundam SEED & Code Geass (Lesson 8)
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Understanding Tennessee’s Controversial HB754/SB676 Bill
Tennessee Identity Data Reporting: The Hidden Implications Behind the Policy Change Since 2015/2016, I have been loud about Trump and his brand of “Republican” and how they supported a national Muslim registry. November 20 2015: An NBC News reporter asked if Trump, if elected, would require Muslims to register in a database. He said, “I…
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What Radicalized Me: How Gundam and Gundam SEED Taught Me About War and Genocide

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SAVE Act 2025 Explained: How the New Voting Requirements Could Affect U.S. Citizens
An act was passed by the House of Representatives that would absolutely shaft anyone who has had their name changed. The SAVE Act (H.R. 22) is framed as a straightforward idea: require proof of U.S. citizenship before a person can register to vote in federal elections. On paper, it sounds like a simple integrity measure.…
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How Charlie Kirk’s Death and COVID Vaccine Policy Sparked a Family Feud
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On Tyranny: Lesson 5 and the Importance of Professional Ethics
In On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, historian Timothy Snyder reminds us that democracy does not erode solely through violent coups or overnight revolutions—it dissolves when individuals abandon their ethical responsibilities, one decision at a time. Among his most urgent lessons is Lesson 5: “Remember professional ethics.” In Snyder’s words: “It is hard…
