"Trump is a bully and bullies prey on the weak. They understand the power of fear and exploit it. Capitulating to Trump now — even before he has been sworn in — makes you more vulnerable, not less."
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Absolutely agree. Kowtowing to Trump now lets him know he can bend them to his will. He’ll do what he always does-use, abuse and throw away. Look at Rudy Giuliani.
"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."
T. Snyder
Trump's end goal is to transform our entire government into an oligarchy working for HIM, *not* the American people. He gets there by lying, hiring loyalists, and sowing chaos, doubt, fear, and hate. Trump is doing Putin's work FOR him.
Trump has to give a DNA sample to NYS as part of his conviction, it gets entered into a national database. I wonder what other adults may be uncovered?
Ask ABC, which capitulated to Trump by settling his lawsuit, only to receive even more fascist threats and demands.
Invertebrates do not prosper under tyrants.
Uh huh. I agree that it's a dangerous practice. But tell that to Elon, Zuckerberg, and Bezos, who have clearly chosen to eat rather than be eaten, and whose cowardice in the case of the latter two facilitates authoritarianism in all the worst ways.
Years ago, I was sitting at bar, drinking beer surrounded by local people, far away place. I got into conversation easily. One guy didn't like me being chummy with his buddy, threw his beer in my face. I sat there. Held my ground. (IMO - holding ground = standing up to bullies.) Hold your ground
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T. Snyder
Resist!
https://usa.gov/elected-officials
https://indivisible.org
https://aclu.org
We do know it now.
Why is U.S. media ignoring all the evidence of ballot fraud, especially in connection to foreign adversaries?
We will not obey in advance. Please report on BRICS and global oligarchs trying to coup our country.
Invertebrates do not prosper under tyrants.