1/ In 2020, we learned that some people don& #39;t understand what democracy is; don& #39;t know that it takes work; don& #39;t know that it& #39;s fallible; don& #39;t accept that the USA can fall; don& #39;t know what they lose when democracy falls; & don& #39;t know how hard it will be to get it back.

2/ And preventing people from teaching & learning how we& #39;ve had to fight for democracy; the people & events that attacked it; the people who fought for it vs immense opposition; & the failures in our democratic system from the outset is NOT the way to protect & sustain democracy.

3/ But....people in power know that.

4/ Authoritarian power grabs are about using threats & bullying to intimidate people into compliance or silence. ("I don& #39;t know if I& #39;ll allow a peaceful transfer of power.")

They& #39;re about convincing people to neglect, ignore, or disbelieve in their fundamental rights.

5/ Authoritarian power grabs are about preventing broad swaths of people -- the majority -- from coming together as a "we" who can confirm their rights w/each other and DEMAND them.

They& #39;re about fooling people into accepting what they& #39;re given.