Taking A Stand Against Fascism With George Drost
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
The rise of extremists, neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and other hate groups is becoming extremely alarming. As fascism continues to loom over modern society, humanity’s hope for a peaceful future is at serious risk. George Drost takes a non-traditional approach in taking a stand against fascist ideologies by utilizing the art of fictionalized storytelling. He sits down with Corinna Bellizzi to discuss how he uses fiction to convey resonating real-life lessons. George also shares valuable lessons he discovered by looking back on his own family history and the undeniable importance of rules.
About Guest:
George Drost is a man on a mission to preserve the art, culture, and stories of Moravia, a region in the Czech Republic that is rich in history and tradition. As the youngest son of John Anton Drost, who was born in Moravia in 1909, George grew up hearing stories of his father's childhood and his experiences during World War II. These stories left a deep impression on George, who has since become an advocate for preserving the memory of his father and the people of Moravia.
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.thequietherobook.com
Show Notes:
Father’s Influence - 03:11
I wanted to start by first, learning more about you and hearing how your father’s influence and his experience in World War II affected you growing up.
Semi-fictionalized Memoir - 04:45
What inspired you to bring it out now and to do so in a semi-fictionalized perspective?
Quiet Form Of Heroism - 10:13
I wonder if there’s a particular story from the book that resonates with you and perhaps we could learn from and integrate into our own quiet form of heroism.
Family History - 12:38
As you have shared with me, some amazing pictures from the history of your family.
Real-Life Stories - 17:59
As I share this particular slide with John, Doris, and Bobi, these are individuals that are within the pages of the book.
Rules - 26:38
I wonder in a way if it’s something that has become too entrenched in culture to think first in the United States of the individual and not of the whole because we have driven towards this individualistic success, individualistic perspective.
Favorite Story - 30:22
I wondered if there was a favorite story that you tell within the book that you wanted to share.
Lessons From Father - 31:40
As we prepare to wrap, I’d like to take a little bit of a how-to lens. What lessons do you think that your father left you with that you think are most applicable?
Closing Words - 37:11
Thank you so much for joining me, George. I wonder if you have any closing thoughts that you’d like to share before I wrap?
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| 0:00.0 | finding the things that unite us rather than divide us, that really it's not a perfect world, |
| 0:06.0 | but basically I think 80%, you can throw out your number, but the great majority of people |
| 0:12.3 | don't want to do harm. They want the world a better place, and it's coming to some sort of |
| 0:18.8 | compromises and just working things out without becoming an authoritarian dictatorship to that where history will show undermines really the principles that are so attractive to individuals in their quest for individualism and freedom. |
| 0:37.8 | Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social |
| 0:43.6 | impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 0:47.3 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. |
| 0:52.6 | You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your |
| 0:55.0 | dollars, and get involved today. Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. |
| 1:02.4 | Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. With the rise of extremist groups, |
| 1:09.4 | neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and other hate groups, |
| 1:12.8 | it's high time that we look through the lens of history |
| 1:15.6 | and think about what people in the future will say about the era that we're living in today. |
| 1:21.6 | Frankly, it may take a lot of work for us to stand up with courage |
| 1:25.8 | and fight for what's right against the rising tide |
| 1:28.7 | of fascism here and abroad. As we delve into this topic, I'm joined by the father of my business |
| 1:36.0 | bestie, Julie Drost Logan. Now, George Drozd is a man on a mission to preserve the art, culture, and stories of Moravia, a region in the Czech |
| 1:47.2 | Republic that is rich in history and deeply steeped in tradition. As the youngest son of John |
| 1:53.1 | Antendrosd, who was born in Moravia in 1909, George grew up hearing the incredible stories |
| 1:59.9 | of his father's childhood and his experience during World War II. |
| 2:04.6 | George has since become an advocate for preserving the memory of his father and the people of Moravia. |
| 2:10.7 | He co-authored a new book called The Quiet Hero, Bridge to Freedom. |
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