As the political landscape shifts with Donald Trump returning to the White House , citizens and activists alike find themselves grappling with the reality of what this could mean for American democracy and social justice. Many are left wondering how to prepare and effectively resist policies and agendas that they believe may threaten fundamental rights and freedoms. Here is a great article from a person with some lessons from living thru it in Turkey.
Article from POLITICO
American democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test. I know how it feels, in part because I lived through the slow and steady march of state capture as a journalist working in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey.
Over a decade as a high-profile journalist, I covered Turkey’s descent into illiberalism, having to engage in the daily push and pull with the government. I know how self-censorship starts in small ways but then creeps into operations on a daily basis. I am familiar with the rhythms of the battle to reshape the media, state institutions and the judiciary. READ THE FULL STORY HERE
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