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NauenThen

Monday Quote

The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.
~ Amelia Earhart

 

According to an article in The New Yorker — "So You Want to Be a Dissident? A practical guide to courage in Trump's age of fear," by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer, April 12, 2025 (sorry, no link but can be found) — "Political-science research reveals that autocratic leaders can be successfully challenged. Erica Chenoweth, a professor at Harvard University, has analyzed more than six hundred mass movements that sought to topple a national government (often in response to its refusal to acknowledge election results) or obtain territorial independence in the past century. Chenoweth found that when at least 3.5 per cent of the population participated in nonviolent opposition, movements were largely successful."

 

Let's go, team! 

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