Principles for times like these

[scantilyrad]

I started a list a couple nights ago, wanting to record key strategies/guidelines for resisting an authoritarian coup. I feel too scattered to write more, I think, but I wanted to make sure they were recorded somewhere else other than my paper notebook.

• Choose to wage hope rather than let your dread guide you.
• Do not comply in advance.
• Rest, humor, & joy are critical to resistance.
• Malicious compliance.
• Cultivate community, especially physically & nearby.
• Invite & welcome new comrades, especially those beginning to disavow fascist ideas.
• Accept imperfection & lack of closure.
• As for help in whatever ways you need it, especially from people with fewer targets on their backs.
• Look for the most targeted & support their calls & strategies.
• Do no let guild stay with you long. Either do the thing you need to do, or let it go and do the next thing.