"It’s the willingness of individuals to engage in what the political scientist Maria J. Stephan calls “collective stubbornness”: people working together to increase the costs of authoritarian behavior, throwing enough sand in the gears of the state that its operations sputter and eventually fail."
It’s easier to fight authoritarianism than you might think.
@fieldsmeyer.com and I interviewed more than 100 global dissidents & found they often start with small, specific and social actions to help others.
A book preview in @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link)
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