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Resistance Isn’t Just a Hashtag

What actually works to topple autocracy.

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Jul 18, 2025
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“No Kings” protest on June 14, 2025 in Lansing, Michigan. | Susan J. Demas

By Trygve Olson

This is the seventh in an eight-part series on the lessons I’ve learned confronting autocrats over the past twenty-five years. From post-Soviet capitals to American battlegrounds, I’ve seen how authoritarianism grows — and how democracy survives.

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