From @iyad_elbaghdadi 's Twitter timeline
Build stronger communities. Build stronger societies. Invest your time and effort and faith in civil society and its activists.
The worst way to resist - ever - is through violence and riots. The absolute worst. Take it from us.
Build stronger communities. Build stronger societies. Invest your time and effort and faith in civil society and its activists.
Awaken. Realize that politicians won't deliver anything. Realize that it's your own struggle. Find your people. Organize.
Build support systems. Emotional, legal, political, financial, strategic. Build layers of support.
If they assault rule of law, do not give up on rule of law. Insist on it even more and ensure that the law works.
If they assault free speech, do not give up on free speech. Insist on it more and make sure you continue to speak truth to power.
Do *not* hate them. Do not give them that. Let them know that you want human rights and dignity for everyone including them.
Try to listen and empathize, but never ever normalize or defend or justify. Understand it, but never ever think or say it's OK.
Do not trust establishment business, or establishment media, or establishment politicians. They'll betray you for their interests.
Talk to foreign governments but do not put your faith in them. This struggle began and will end in your own society.
Awaken others. Do not let them accept this or deny it. Denial is a strong impulse and you must resist it.
Your international relations should be people to people and society to society. Talk to states, but do not put your faith in them.
Go out and learn as much as possible. Talk to everyone. Listen to everyone. Be informed on the issues.
Get inspired by others. Those who struggled against this before you, under far worse conditions and continue to struggle.
You won't beat this without courage, faith, hope, and love. Some things are worth fighting for. Some things are worth it.
Keep at it, keep at it, keep at it. This struggle isn't for the easily discouraged or the easily offended. Keep. At. It.
Reach out to those who got into the struggle before you. Say sorry. Sorry you dismissed them when they were fighting alone.
Realize that your struggle isn't only an American struggle. You have brothers and sisters everywhere and we're in the same boat.
Remember and believe that hate cannot melt hate, only reinforce it. Only love can melt hate. Make it a cornerstone of your belief.
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Radical Hope - Maria Popova
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Corvus - Recondite
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