Evan McMullin’s 10-point guide to living under a potentially “authoritarian” Trump

December 06, 2016 ・0 comments

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Evan McMullin’s 10-point guide to living under a potentially “authoritarian” Trump — Quartz

After losing the election, former independent presidential candidate and CIA operative Evan McMullin is dedicating his time to building a new conservative movement and calling out his erstwhile opponent. On Dec. 5, he published an op-ed in the New York Times in which he said that Donald Trump displayed “authoritarian tendencies” during the presidential campaign.

He added that “there is little indication that anything has changed since Election Day.” A day earlier, McMullin, who said in his op-ed that he had seen despotic tactics from strongmen all around the world when he worked for the CIA, tweeted out a list of tactics for Americans to use if Trump “governs as an authoritarian like he has promised.”

Here they are:

2. Identify and follow many credible sources of news. Be very well informed and learn to discern truth from untruth.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 4, 2016

4. Be very vocal in every forum available to us when we observe Trump's violations of our rights and our democracy. Write, speak, act.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 4, 2016

6. Build bridges with Americans from the other side of the traditional political spectrum and with members of diverse American communities.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 4, 2016

8. Organize online and in person with other Americans who understand the danger Trump poses and who are also willing to speak up.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 4, 2016

10. And finally, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, have "malice toward none, with charity for all" and never ever lose hope!

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) December 4, 2016