this essay alone could be a part of a rigorous political philosophical historical ethics class. i see a lot of interesting debates and inquiries being seeded by this writing.

no surprise that hannah escaped the third reich and is the context for what they refer to in both the "now" and the prediction of future nation states wishing to violate truth wholly.

two standouts in this writing

1. the fight to erase truth does not replace it entirely with another vision, fooling people forever more. rather, it undermines what it means to trust our intuition and senses and exist in reality. an authoritarian bent on replacing truth with their version of reality erodes everyone sense of reality instead of just replacing it.

2. those committed to undermining truth for their power and conquest likely are consumed themselves, distoring their own reality and undermining their ability to see truth (see above comment)

are those strong enough grounds for society / people to avoid these outcomes? clearly not today but it's worth discussing, debating and reminding.