Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

‘It is hard to compete with Woody Guthrie’s timeless list of New Year resolutions from 1943, which includes these ever-relevant goals:

• Work more and better.
• Read lots of good books.
• Keep hoping machine running.
• Help win war – beat fascism.
• Wake up and fight.

But here’s a list of FrameLab resolutions as we head into 2025:

• Be Brave.
• Cultivate empathy.
• Stay focused.
• Be Proactive.
• Foster real connections.
• Avoid brain rot and lies.
• Share a positive message when possible.
• Demand accountability.
• Engage young people.
• Don’t help Trump.
• Don’t argue with his supporters.
• Remember: This is a regime.
• Learn from history.
• Support artists and the arts.
• Celebrate victories. 
• Persist! Persistence is the best resistance….’ (George Lakoff and Gil Duran via FrameLab)