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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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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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Kara de la Marck (karadelamarck@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 21:05:08 JST Kara de la Marck

Do not obey in advance.
Lesson 1 of Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny":

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