Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression
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Sep 24, 2025 Join Margaret as she dives into practical strategies for resisting state repression. Learn about maintaining morale and solidarity to undercut intimidation. Discover the strength of decentralized movements and how they complicate state targeting. Get prepared for federal visits with actionable advice and understand your legal rights when the police come knocking. Plus, explore methods to undermine repressive institutions and keep movements united. This episode is a toolkit for activists ready to take proactive steps.
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Keep Morale And Refuse Defeat
- Do not surrender in advance; keep morale high and resist defeatism.
- Maintaining hope and solidarity weakens fascist efforts to intimidate and demobilize us.
Rhetoric Becomes Policy Without New Laws
- The president can direct agencies even without a domestic terrorism law, making rhetoric actionable.
- Broad labels like “Antifa” let the state define targets flexibly and dangerously.
Decentralization Weakens Targeting
- Decentralized, horizontal movements are harder for prosecutors to target effectively.
- Broad participation forces authorities to spread resources thin, reducing effective repression.