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Timothy Snyder condemns plans for a public execution

Original: Four Wrongs of a Public # Execution Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text) Timothy # Snyder

Historian Timothy Snyder argues that Americans are being invited by the Secretary of Defense to watch an execution by firing squad online, and says this is wrong on four levels: psychological, historical, political, and ethical. His video and written argument is being shared widely, with readers debating whether state-orchestrated public executions mark a dangerous erosion of democratic norms.

Why now: Snyder's intervention on a government-invited public execution touches on current controversy over US policy and is drawing strong reactions

Timothy SnyderUS Department of DefenseUnited States

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• Four Wrongs of a Public # Execution Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text) Timothy # Snyder Oct 10, 2026 We as Americans are being invited by the Secretary of Defense to view an execution by firing squad over the internet. This is wrong in at least… · WiRu@ruhr.social · 11

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