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RESIST FASCISM. Don’t obey in advance. (fedia.io)
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cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/761

cross-posted from: https://possum.news/post/334

1)Do not obey in advance.

2)Defend institutions against capture and collapse.

3)Contest one-party rule. (It defaults to oppression.)

4)Challenge signs and symbols of hate or loyalty.

5)Remember and champion professional ethics.

6)Resist paramilitaries pushing violence into politics.

7)Be ready to say "no" to unlawful orders.

8)Stand out; set an example and others will follow.

9)Be mindful of parroting others words; read widely. TIMOTHY SNYDER: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

10)Believe in truth, not lies or wishful thinking.

11)Investigate; verify information, follow sources you trust to do the same, and share what you learn.

12)Make eye contact and small talk; be observant, break down barriers, and learn whom to trust.

13)Go outside and take action with others in person.

14)Protect your privacy; don't indulge in distractions. "In politics, being deceived is no excuse." Leszek Kotakowski

15)Donate to and participate in good causes.

16)Seek out and learn from peers in other countries. STAY INFORMED

17)Call out manipulative or divisive language. federalnewsnetwork.com

18)Keep calm when the crisis arrives; do not give up. propublica.org

19)Be patriotic by advancing ideals, not grievances. ground.news

20)Be as courageous as you can. snyder.substack.com

This is not an ad. I'm sharing these because the crisis is here, truth still has power, and I refuse to give up. Will you?

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." Wendell Phillips

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tell me more about ground.news, as referenced in the poster? I've been hearing that's a full-on racket from all sides of the spectrum.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

People claim it’s a racket from both sides because it calls a spade a spade. Leftists don’t like it because it puts the WSJ as a centrist and trustworthy news source while CNN is considered leftist news and trumpies don’t like it because it says Fox News is untrustworthy propaganda and The NY Times is a trusted source.

Edit: only only lemmy could CNN be called a right wing news source

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ground News doesn't have its own independent rating system. It doesn't call spades a spade. It averages the rating from three independent sources.

The Ground News bias ratings assess the political bias of news publications. They are based on the average rating of three independent news monitoring organizations: All Sides, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias Fact Check. Each news monitoring organization has their own methodology - including editorial reviews, blind bias surveys, independent reviews, and third party research. The analysis is done in the context of the U.S. political system.

A screenshot of Ground News Bias Rating for the Wall Street Journal

You can edit it's rating for your own profile if you want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s my point, idk how else you can try to be as non-biased as possible when averaging the he ratings of three fact checking agencies that are trying to be as non-biased as possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

No. That was not your point. Your point, as simple as it was, was that both sides don't like it so it must be good.

Second, averaging three systems together only work if their methods and scales conform. These do not. Bias and unbias is a silly determinant to assess if the details aren't aligned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If both sides didn’t like it no one would use it. Sane and rational people like it, zealots don’t

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I use it and have criticisms. Its fills a hole, but I don't take everything uncritically. Rational people look at methodology and assess the validity based upon that criteria.

People who note that left and right don't like it and then dismiss them as zealots are sanctimonious and lazy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Calling CNN a leftist news org is "calling a spade is a spade" if you are referring to a spade you dig with and a spade you play cards with.

Otherwise known as a lie, or manipulative speech. It may not be a fascist news agency but it is center right at best. Designed to uphold the capitalist state.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

It's at best spending way too much money on advertising. The sheer number of youtube videos they sponsor should be reason enough to avoid giving them any money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

defend institutions against capture and collapse

Ummmmm….. like the south was trying to do in the civil war with the institution of slavery?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

The ones specifically dedicated to upholding enslavement of an entire peoples based on skin color, as outlined specifically in their articles of confederation and the constitutions of multiple states of the confederacy?

You mean those institutions?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Define:

Do not freely offer your services

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is related to all the other sentences in the do not obey in advance lesson. Basically if government wants to be tyrannical don't offer help in any way.

For example one thing current regime is trying to deport illegal immigrants, don't contact and delete on them. Or DOGE tries to do something illegal and you give them access.

BTW here is reading of the book, the lessons without context can be ambiguous

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfmMQGc3lnIQFSxEHyCrenv4e9GiZfpx

If you can please support the author https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Have a set hourly rate 😝😛

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I'm charging the atmosphere for processing of air. What other contexts?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i haven't read the book yet--does it include advice for keeping yourself safe (leave phone at home, don't use google, etc) while going outside and taking action with others or standing out, setting an example for others? because you're basically making yourself a target at that point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, the book teaches how to spot tyrannical government attempts to get control and how to prevent it from succeeding. The more people are aware of it the harder it is to do it.

Here's someone recorded an audiobook https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfmMQGc3lnIQFSxEHyCrenv4e9GiZfpx

Though if you can, please buy, to support the author, the book is like $8

I had some document with information about protests and I think it had section about how to protect yourself. If you want I can look for it.