Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
https://www.theframelab.org/how-to-thrive-in-2025-framelabs-new-years-resolutions-2
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
https://www.theframelab.org/how-to-thrive-in-2025-framelabs-new-years-resolutions-2
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It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.β
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Challenge those who call them incompetent and not malevolent. Not saying there's no incompetence there, but they lead with malevolence.
See the evil for what it is. Don't look away. They count on your aversion.
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So how do you confirm what is grounded in truth and reality?
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βWe're close to the inauguration and the beginning of something very dangerous. It's time to get ready.β
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"Be brave" is a joke.
And when protesters are not be heard for a longer time this is an indicator for all getting worse in the near future or will end something.
- End of GDR
- End of CeauΘescu (not so lucky)
- ...
French Revolution,
birth of liberal democracy.
AI made for me this picture 5 days ago. If u like it, share it, modify it, spread the spirit.
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Infighting among those resisting wastes valuable time and energy. Donβt be the PFJ or the JPF from Life of Brian.
Eternal love from the University of Buenos AiresΒ΄ Institute of LingΓΌistics, George. Huge fan.
Important advice in your great newsletter.
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2025: Keep democracy alive. Our New Year's resolutions
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(We are a progressive non-profit magazine from Austria, where a far right government is very likely atm and the questions surrounding that loom large for democrats.)
no man has the right to obey
βhannah arendt, referring to immanuel kant