"Appeasement then and now: From Munich to Climate Breakdown"
“Peace in our time.” Neville Chamberlain’s words in 1938 symbolized a dangerous illusion — that appeasement could hold back catastrophe.
In Appeasement Then and Now, David Jakob argues that we are repeating the same mistake on a global scale. From the rise of thuggery and nationalism to the silence of neutrality, from the complicity of big business to the distractions of consumer culture, the echoes of the 1930s are all around us.
But today, the stakes are even higher. The threat is not only political but planetary. Climate physics does not negotiate. Hunger and thirst will not wait. Within a decade, feedback loops may push us past the point of no return.
This book traces the patterns of delay, denial, and distraction across history and the present — exposing how leaders, corporations, and institutions sacrifice the future for short-term gain. It ends not with despair, but with a challenge: what will you do to break the cycle?
Urgent, uncompromising, and deeply relevant, Appeasement Then and Now is a wake-up call for anyone who believes that history’s darkest lessons should not be ignored.