“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”
Timothy Snyder
Adam Rifkin 🐼
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
