I’m wondering if there’s more than one way to “skin this cat.” We could pain the sidewalks rather than the crosswalks …. Maybe from sea to sea? We could put banners above the streets, like the entrance to Bahama Village?
From 20 Lessons on Fighting Tyranny from the 20th Century by TIMOTHY DAVID SNYDER Yale University
#1 Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
I’m wondering if there’s more than one way to “skin this cat.” We could pain the sidewalks rather than the crosswalks …. Maybe from sea to sea? We could put banners above the streets, like the entrance to Bahama Village?
From 20 Lessons on Fighting Tyranny from the 20th Century by TIMOTHY DAVID SNYDER Yale University
#1 Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
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