.@protctdemocracy’s mission statement is “Protect Democracy formed to prevent American Democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government.”
We’ve identified 6 buckets that are part of the dictator’s playbook:
We’ve identified 6 buckets that are part of the dictator’s playbook:
1. Quashing dissent. Out projects to protect all Americans abilities to dissent are here and they include suing the President for 1st amendment violations: protectdemocracy.org/work/quashing-…
2. Delegitimizing communities. Dictators turn communities against each other by saying some people “really” belong and others don’t. Sound familiar? Our work on that is here: protectdemocracy.org/work/delegitim…
3. Executive power grabs. Dictators try to consolidate power. Between alluding to the Insurrection Act tonight to saying he’s declare “antifa” a terrorist org (it doesn’t meet the criteria), Trump abused their powers of his office. Work to stop him here: protectdemocracy.org/work/executive…
4. Politicizing independent institutions. This is using institutions (like DOJ) to advance your own political goals. More here: protectdemocracy.org/work/politiciz…
5. Spreading disinformation. Feel like this is self explanatory. Our work: protectdemocracy.org/work/spreading…
6. Corrupting elections. Trump is already sowing doubt and chaos about our elections. And they have long been under threat. Our work here: protectdemocracy.org/work/corruptin…
