The Rise of Totalitarianism in the West – Lessons from Survivors of Soviet Persecution

This time on #SWYSI​, we are joined by Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative and author of the New York Times best-seller “The Benedict Option”, one of the most discussed religious books of the last decade. Rod’s newest book is called: “Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents” (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Not-Lie…​)

“For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of soft totalitarianism cropping up in America–something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four. Identity politics are beginning to encroach on every aspect of life. Civil liberties are increasingly seen as a threat to safety. Progressives marginalize conservative, traditional Christians, and other dissenters. Technology and consumerism hasten the possibility of a corporate surveillance state. And the pandemic, having put millions out of work, leaves our country especially vulnerable to demagogic manipulation.

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