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   Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Apr-2025 18:39:29 JST Madeleine Morris

   I sometimes get the sense that many Americans feel the battle was lost the moment Trump got re-elected. That’s what they want you to think.

   If you believe this slide into authoritarianism is intolerable, and you read one thing today, it should be this article.

   Because one country - Poland - recently dragged itself, kicking and screaming, out of the well of #authoritarianism, and they figured out how to do it. They’re offering you a model:
   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/28/right-defeated-same-antibodies-poles-developed-beat-communism?CMP=GTUK_email #USpol

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Apr-2025 19:52:59 JST Madeleine Morris

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     "Second: no ageism, please. As our own history shows, opposing populism in power is possible only if intergenerational solidarity takes place. We heard a reporter sneer that the New York, anti-Trump protest crowd skewed old. So did ours in Poland! Yet over time, younger people joined in as the burdens of populism became more personal. Again – diversity matters most. Not just in communication tools, but in the social makeup of the protest movement."

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     Madeleine Morris (remittancegirl@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Apr-2025 19:53:01 JST Madeleine Morris

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     "First: go beyond digital activism. A wave of anti-Trump street demonstrations recently swept across the US. In the age of social media, that might seem like an outdated or secondary tactic. But it’s not. In a time of effortless communication and online petitions, physical work matters twice as much. It sends a nonverbal message of urgency and sacrifice, and – more importantly – signals an invitation to fellow citizens to join. These protests should be regular and designed for the long haul."