Fight Back Against Fascism
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7. The Unbreakable Chain (1850) Principle #7: Build Your Networks — when institutions fail, resistance builds its own: parallel structures of trust, intelligence, and collective will. 8. Arming the Hosts of Freedom (1859) Principle #8: Know What It Takes — resistance must abandon ineffective tactics and embrace what works, even when it demands risk or provocation. 9. The Last Battle of the American Revolution (1866) Principle #9: Seize Your Moment — when power is toppled and opportunity opens, act decisively. Make the change real, permanent, and deep— because the chance may not come again. Epilogue: An American Way of Resistance Conclusion The Resistance Toolkit — Nine hard-earned principles drawn from American history's fiercest defiance, distilled into a usable framework for confronting abusive authority today.
7. The Unbreakable Chain (1850) Principle #7: Build Your Networks — when institutions fail, resistance builds its own: parallel structures of trust, intelligence, and collective will. 8. Arming the Hosts of Freedom (1859) Principle #8: Know What It Takes — resistance must abandon ineffective tactics and embrace what works, even when it demands risk or provocation. 9. The Last Battle of the American Revolution (1866) Principle #9: Seize Your Moment — when power is toppled and opportunity opens, act decisively. Make the change real, permanent, and deep— because the chance may not come again. Epilogue: An American Way of Resistance Conclusion The Resistance Toolkit — Nine hard-earned principles drawn from American history's fiercest defiance, distilled into a usable framework for confronting abusive authority today.
7. The Unbreakable Chain (1850) Principle #7: Build Your Networks — when institutions fail, resistance builds its own: parallel structures of trust, intelligence, and collective will. 8. Arming the Hosts of Freedom (1859) Principle #8: Know What It Takes — resistance must abandon ineffective tactics and embrace what works, even when it demands risk or provocation. 9. The Last Battle of the American Revolution (1866) Principle #9: Seize Your Moment — when power is toppled and opportunity opens, act decisively. Make the change real, permanent, and deep— because the chance may not come again. Epilogue: An American Way of Resistance Conclusion The Resistance Toolkit — Nine hard-earned principles drawn from American history's fiercest defiance, distilled into a usable framework for confronting abusive authority today.
Nine Principles of Resistance — patterns that emerge across centuries of Americans confronting abusive authority. 1. The Rebellion That Wasn't (1676) Principle #1: Beware of False Prophets — not all who wave the banner of resistance seek liberty; some only seek their own power. 2. More Weight (1692) Principle #2: The Weight of Truth — in a system built on lies, the refusal to validate falsehood is the most basic and dangerous resistance. 3.Nancy's War (1783) Principle #3: My Enemy's Enemy — alliances in resistance don't require shared ideals, only a shared opponent, if they advance liberation. 4.The Haunted Man on Maiden Lane (1789) Principle #4: Make Them Fight — abusive authority never yields on its own; it must be forced to recalculate, to concede under pressure, to pay a cost. 5.The Fugitive President (1796) Principle #5: The First Step — every resistance begins with one refusal. But survival depends on persistence: the courage to take the next step, and the next. 6.A Right to Refuse (1846) Principle #6: Ideas Matter — symbolism only endures if it rests on conscience and higher principle, not just revolt for power's sake.
Nine Principles of Resistance — patterns that emerge across centuries of Americans confronting abusive authority. 1. The Rebellion That Wasn't (1676) Principle #1: Beware of False Prophets — not all who wave the banner of resistance seek liberty; some only seek their own power. 2. More Weight (1692) Principle #2: The Weight of Truth — in a system built on lies, the refusal to validate falsehood is the most basic and dangerous resistance. 3.Nancy's War (1783) Principle #3: My Enemy's Enemy — alliances in resistance don't require shared ideals, only a shared opponent, if they advance liberation. 4.The Haunted Man on Maiden Lane (1789) Principle #4: Make Them Fight — abusive authority never yields on its own; it must be forced to recalculate, to concede under pressure, to pay a cost. 5.The Fugitive President (1796) Principle #5: The First Step — every resistance begins with one refusal. But survival depends on persistence: the courage to take the next step, and the next. 6.A Right to Refuse (1846) Principle #6: Ideas Matter — symbolism only endures if it rests on conscience and higher principle, not just revolt for power's sake.
Nine Principles of Resistance — patterns that emerge across centuries of Americans confronting abusive authority. 1. The Rebellion That Wasn't (1676) Principle #1: Beware of False Prophets — not all who wave the banner of resistance seek liberty; some only seek their own power. 2. More Weight (1692) Principle #2: The Weight of Truth — in a system built on lies, the refusal to validate falsehood is the most basic and dangerous resistance. 3.Nancy's War (1783) Principle #3: My Enemy's Enemy — alliances in resistance don't require shared ideals, only a shared opponent, if they advance liberation. 4.The Haunted Man on Maiden Lane (1789) Principle #4: Make Them Fight — abusive authority never yields on its own; it must be forced to recalculate, to concede under pressure, to pay a cost. 5.The Fugitive President (1796) Principle #5: The First Step — every resistance begins with one refusal. But survival depends on persistence: the courage to take the next step, and the next. 6.A Right to Refuse (1846) Principle #6: Ideas Matter — symbolism only endures if it rests on conscience and higher principle, not just revolt for power's sake.
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