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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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Alfie Kohn (alfiekohn@sciences.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 02:30:32 JST Alfie Kohn
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Speaking of self-censorship, this warning by Timothy Snyder also applies to newspaper owners afraid of antagonizing - and thereby acting as enablers of - an incoming vindictive authoritarian.

In conversation about a month ago from sciences.social permalink