From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #18 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads.

“Modern tyranny is terror management. When a terrorist attack comes remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requries 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.”   [bolding BFIA]