There are four months left. The future is unwritten.

What Kagan says about splintering and desiccation of the opposition under dictatorship is true, but the "inevitability" argument is, too often, a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Stand. Fight. Do not obey in advance.

In terms of understanding the threat and how to respond, I've been pointing people here:

https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-authoritarian-playbook/

In terms of getting involved and doing the work, I have signed up here:

https://votesaveamerica.com

There's no guarantee things will improve, but intellectual capitulation ensures they won't.

I understand your sense of despair, but discouragement is fascist gold.

The Authoritarian Playbook - Protect Democracy

Today’s authoritarian playbook is a process that happens piecemeal and is hard to distinguish from normal political jockeying.

^{Ben Raderstorf (Protect Democracy)}

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez knows.

Embracing "inevitability" of defeat makes us functionally useless.

Let's never do that. Win or lose. Never.

Vote Save America will teach you how to canvass and phone bank effectively.

It’s something you can learn to do even if, like me, you’re sometimes anxious and shy.

I signed up for training on 7/24.

https://mobilize.us/s/lOA5I8

VSA Office Hours: Get Yourself Ready to Canvass and Phone Bank

_**Note: This VSA Office Hours event is for discussion about canvassing and phone banking only.**_ Talking to voters at the doors and on the phone are two of the most affective tactics that campaigns have at their disposal, but you probably already …

^Mobilize