10 Effective Things Citizens Can Do to Make Change - What Happens Now?
- huerfanodems
- 2 hours ago
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Thanks to all who came out for the No Kings Rally.
We were over 170 citizens strong.
This is an important part of the movement to save our Democracy.
"The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American."
Political science scholars and national security experts agree that the current U.S. administration’s actions are indeed placing the world’s oldest continuous constitutional republic in jeopardy. Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. Only 42% of democracies affected by autocratization—a transformation in governance that erodes democratic safeguards—since 1994 have rebounded after a democratic breakdown. Often termed “democratic backsliding,” such periods involve government-led changes to rules and norms to weaken individual freedoms and undermine or eliminate checks on power.
Even so, practices used globally to fight democratic backsliding or topple autocracies can be instructive.
In a nutshell: Nonviolent resistance is based on noncooperation with autocratic actions. It has proven more effective in toppling autocracies than violent, armed struggle.
But it requires more than street demonstrations.
Read the full article here:
Refuse unlawful, corrupt demands
Visibly bolster the rule of law
Unite in Opposition
Harness Economic Power
Preempt Electoral Manipulation
Organize Your Community
Shape the Story
Build Bridges and Democratic Alternatives
Document abuses, protect people, reinforce truth
Mitigate Risk, Learn and Innovate
