It’s happened.

Our government is now an authoritarian kleptocracy.

Here’s what you do to prevent total collapse.

• Continue to speak freely and smartly. Stop wasting energy convincing others about the dangers of the sky falling. It has fallen and we are still here.
• Refuse to give your attention or money to media outlets and their advertisers that highlight narratives, hypocrisies and shattered norms more than the facts. It’s a mess out there, yet lots of people don’t care.
• Raise your children to understand the value of empirical information (what you can see, hear, smell, touch, taste and measure).
• Reduce your entertainment consumption.
• Vote for your self-interest.
• Vote early, vote often.
• Run for office.
• Refuse to fear.
• Resist.

I’d like to thank and cite Timothy Snyder the author for informing much of my ‘fight back’ thinking. He’s very smart and can back up his suggestions (slightly different than mine, but related) with historical references.