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Walter Benjamin wrote these haunting words in 1940 while fleeing fascist Europe, just days before taking his own life at the Spanish border. A Jewish philosopher and cultural critic, he saw through the illusions of so-called "normalcy" that powerful states use to justify endless surveillance, violence, and control. This quote, from his Theses on the Philosophy of History, is a warning across time: for the oppressed, emergency powers aren’t temporary. They are the system.

Today, as governments expand authoritarian tools under the guise of safety - banning books, attacking trans rights, criminalizing protest - Benjamin’s insight cuts like a blade through propaganda. Progressives must see through the performative shocks and recognize the pattern: when the powerful say “emergency,” they often mean “opportunity” - to silence, to dominate, to rewrite history. Understanding this is the first step toward changing it.

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