Mao, Stalin, Hitler - Trump?: The Lure of Tyranny Then and Now (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798282698534)

What if democracy doesn't die in a coup - but in silence?

In an age of growing polarization, viral disinformation, and creeping authoritarianism, this book is a wake-up call. It traces the disturbing parallels between past dictatorships and present-day democracies under pressure - from Hitler, Stalin, and Mao to Trump, Orbán, and the rise of the far right in Europe.

With sharp insight and unflinching clarity, it shows how language erodes truth, how institutions are hollowed out, how fear is manufactured - and how freedom is lost not all at once, but step by step. Not through violence, but through normalization. Not with tanks in the streets, but through apathy at the ballot box.

This is not a history book. It's a manual for the present. A call to see the signs, to speak up early, and to defend what's still worth defending - before it slips away.

Unsettling. Urgent. Necessary.

About the author

J. Kreuzer is a political scientist and journalist. He knows how to convey complex political developments in a clear, pointed and engaging way - without lecturing, but with attitude. In his texts, analysis meets storytelling, and the reader realises that politics is not theory. It is everyday life. And it affects us all.