Erin Conroy
@chargrille.bsky.social
Yale Law School '04. B.A., M.A. History: interwar fascism & political anti-semitism; French colonization of North Africa; legal history
Litigation: appellate, environmental justice, civil rights
Mom for climate action
#StandOnEveryCorner OG
#PNW #PASC
Litigation: appellate, environmental justice, civil rights
Mom for climate action
#StandOnEveryCorner OG
#PNW #PASC
Reposted by Erin Conroy
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
Reposted by Erin Conroy
So sorry for your loss. I had many conversations with him on Quora about a decade ago. His writing there changed everything in how I thought about political systems and voting.
June 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
So sorry for your loss. I had many conversations with him on Quora about a decade ago. His writing there changed everything in how I thought about political systems and voting.