Beschreibung
In his book, Martin M. Šimečka writes, "In my relatively long life, I have never encountered such a massive wave of evil that is today rolling from the mouths of such a vast number of people, and I include the communist dictatorship in this life experience." This evil is called fascism and has the character of a pandemic that attacks the human mind and spreads across the territory of Western civilization. Do we understand, however, the reasons why fascism is back? And if we do understand them, will it lose its power? How should we think about people who have given up reason, and about the silent, passive majority? And is it even necessary to think about them? Martin M. Šimečka skillfully navigates between memories of life in dissent, the thoughts of historians and writers, and reflections on the nature of evil, on stupidity, defiance, and friendship, on a parallel society that creates its own rules and lives independently of the majority, in order to find an answer to the question: how to live a good life in a country that turns away from democracy?
Information
Author: Šimečka Martin M.
Publication date: 5. November 2025
Manufacturer: Respekt Media a.s.
Genres: Social sciences, Books, Specialized and technical literature
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 184
ISBN/EAN: 9788090953871