2: Defend Institutions

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“[C]hoose an institution you care about—a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union—and take its side.” – from Timothy Snyder’s book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (p. 22). The reasoned, learned people running the non-Nazi newspapers in Germany did not believe that the Nazis would really close down non-Nazi media, or […]

“[C]hoose an institution you care about—a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union—and take its side.” – from Timothy Snyder’s book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (p. 22).

The reasoned, learned people running the non-Nazi newspapers in Germany did not believe that the Nazis would really close down non-Nazi media, or change the law to remove rights from non-Nazi citizens, or other such actions. They were wrong.

This may mean you want to support or volunteer for the EFF or ACLU, or a local abortion fund or local food bank, or join a union. I joined the AARP because they’re one of the groups lobbying to keep US Republicans from repealing our Social Security and Medicare. Help get out the vote for a local candidate or encourage voting in general.

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