向总统发出的宣言哪。某种程度上也在唤醒我这种沉默的愚民:面对历史和政治总是很难为情。权当是温书世界历史了,stand out在个体上也有差异,有人想书写个人,但有人不。“Today what Churchill did seems normal, and right. But at the time he had to stand out.” 当中亦提到Stanley Milgram对权威服从的实验,有时候我会很困惑,propaganda似乎只是在唤醒个体当中的阴暗面。
一小时不到就能翻完的小册子你能指望它写个啥呢
“History can familiarize, and it can warn.”
跟前面读的21 lessons for 21th century比,同样是写给普通人在浮沉中维持个人镇定的建议(越多的人能维持独立思考世界就越安全),金句无数,但多浮于表面,更适合写column。维持专注力阅读,控制个人信息源,反思自己,不让自己被ego掌控而陷于环境。个人读刘擎的《西方现代思想讲义》,无论是从视角选择还是言语表达,都更适合此书作者的期待,鼓舞年轻人独立思考、守住独立思考的内心。一百来页,浅读。
Nice and concise. The quote resonates most with me is “Make an effort to separate yourself from the internet. Read books.” Reading helps us to confront with the polarization and instigation from mass media.
8/10 Sometimes the book gets too obsessed with the President, which is just a single piece of the tyrannical puzzle being formed in the world today. But still a great read - for those in the unnamed country.