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There were speeches in the history of the European Union that have made Europe the way it is today.
A renowned historian specialising in tyranny and totalitarianism, Timothy Snyder writes and teaches with the hope that we might learn from history.
In 2019, the ERSTE Foundation, which cites the preservation of a democratic Europe as one of its strategic goal, invited the Yale professor to deliver a speech to Europe.
Timothy Snyder delivered his speech – a powerful address to Europeans – in this symbolic place, on a symbolic date: Europe Day, celebrated every year on 9 May.
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CONTENT:
00:00:00 Timothy Snyder’s speech before the European Parliament
00:00:40 Message to Europe: you are more than your myths
00:02:26 Myths or history
00:05:03 Myth of nation state
00:06:32 European empires
00:11:39 History of the Holocaust
00:16:37 European responsibility for past and future
00:19:47 Today’s imperial world
00:22:58 With the European Union, stronger sovereignty
00:24:08 Dehumanisation
00:29:17 Protecting humanity
00:33:12 Responsibility of memory
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What a speech!!! what ideas cosmic- humane- human – I somehow think of science fiction – how we have lost our stories- as Masha Gessen says- the future has become the past-Thanks Dr. Snyder
20:25 – The speech was very good. Until Snyder started to shame people who have any doubts about the global warming story.
He also got the ecological panic parallel wrong. Snyder rightly noticed the catastrophic (and wrong!) ecological panic of Hitler – overpopulation and Lebensraum. This panic led to Holocaust. Snyder then drew a parallel to a modern ecological panic, of global warming. But this time this ecological panic is supposed to be correct. However, last time we had the ecological panic idea (of Hitler), it was a complete and utter disaster, with millions dead.
I'm not saying global warming idea is similarly wrong. I'm saying it's supposed to be wrong if you follow Snyder parallel to the end.
Now its the US Empire….
And European countries are turning right…
Very important speech from Timothy Snyder. The lesson learned after the great war. We should never forget, so all humans should never forget. Sadly i can only see East Africa slowly forming a similar project for it's people.
Timothy Snyder is a very silly guy.
Vielrn Dank fürs Hochladen. Eine wirklich ausgezeichneze Rede bon Tim Snyder.
very good indeed
What fucking illuminati free masonry wannabe stooge shit fuckery is this. Remember something Snyder this is the Asian century.