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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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Understanding the Military-Industrial Complex Through Gundam SEED
Eisenhower’s Warning In 1961, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a warning that continues to resonate in modern political discourse: Society must guard against the “unwarranted influence” of the military-industrial complex. This was not an abstract philosophical concern. Eisenhower was describing a structural relationship in which war, capitalism, industry, and politics become mutually reinforcing systems…
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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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On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century
When I started reading On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century – I was unsure what to expect. This novel was written during the first Donald Trump presidency and has been on “best seller” lists since its release. It focuses on tyranny as a concept in the United States political climate. The author, Timothy Snyder, explains…
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Understanding Fascism: Historical Context and Modern Implications
It seems with the return of a particular orange-flavored politician, some people are offended by the use of him and his minions being called fascists. Why? Why is the party of “free speech” so offended by others calling their leader a word? Wasn’t pundit podcaster Ben Shapiro the guy who coined the phrase “Facts don’t…