"The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily..."
Leon Foucault
What happens when an irresistible trend meets an unreasonable and unsustainable obstruction?
“Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Do not fall for it.”
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny