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Grasswire2

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3. The playbook of the autocrat takeover.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #1)

Thu May 2, 2019, 01:58 AM

May 2019

An early goal is to wear down the good people with outrage after outrage so they will be numbed and turn away.

The book by Yale Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder is a good resource right now.

"On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century"

Only $7.95, and a slim but pithy read. From it we learn what to do, what to watch for, and how to be in this moment.

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John Pavlovitz: If we really loved our country...we'd be in the streets by millions now [View all] Grasswire2 May 2019 OP

Yep. But we are beat down and numb, and are just holding our heads above water. SunSeeker May 2019 #1

Paul Wellstone: "Stand up! Keep fighting!" Grasswire2 May 2019 #2

The playbook of the autocrat takeover. Grasswire2 May 2019 #3

Good for people on this site Control-Z May 2019 #4

The average American has to work too much for too little pay Rambling Man May 2019 #5

Yup. n/t Control-Z May 2019 #6

Yes. I've been in the same boat Control-Z May 2019 #12

Aww, come on. Can't we just Tweet about how we ought to be out there? Like you, for instance? Midnight Writer May 2019 #7

Uh Bigredhunk May 2019 #8

Maybe. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #9

I agree. Demonstrated against iraq war, as did tens of millions around the world lostnfound May 2019 #10

meh... Blue_Tires May 2019 #11

Not so thinly veiled ProudLib72 May 2019 #13

To the tweet (not the o.p. ) the only time it worked was against being Drafted to Vietnam UTUSN May 2019 #14