Every day call your reps and
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936

Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.

Fighting authoritarianism requires more than outrage—it demands tactical, sustained resistance that keeps the opposition off balance while providing a compelling vision for the future. The time to organize is now.

Prepare for Retaliation and Repression

Train activists in digital security and resistance to surveillance.

Develop legal defense funds for targeted individuals.

Ensure protestors and organizers have mutual aid networks for safety and support.

Provide a Clear Alternative Vision

Develop and promote policy solutions that address economic and social grievances.

Rally behind credible, electable leaders who can replace authoritarian figures.

Build independent, citizen-led institutions to counterbalance failing government structures.

Maintain Escalating Direct Action

Shift from protests to targeted economic and political disruption (boycotts, strikes, mass resignations).

Organize mass civil disobedience in key locations.

Sabotage authoritarian narratives by exposing internal dissent and fractures.

Mobilize Local Communities

Strengthen grassroots organizing through town halls, local networks, and mutual aid.

Train new activists in civil disobedience, media outreach, and policy advocacy.

Run for local offices and infiltrate power structures to dismantle them from within.

Disrupt and Overwhelm the System

Constantly pressure politicians through calls, protests, and community actions.

Organize legal challenges against unconstitutional policies.

Expose corporate complicity in funding or enabling authoritarianism.

Leverage Media and Messaging

Use ridicule and humor to delegitimize authoritarian figures.

Flood social media with counter-narratives to disrupt propaganda.

Create viral content exposing hypocrisy and corruption.

Organizing Americans to Resist Authoritarianism

Build a United Front

Organize coalitions across progressive, moderate, and disaffected conservative groups.

Focus on shared goals: protecting democracy, civil rights, economic justice.

Use clear, simple messaging that resonates with the majority.

Rule 13

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.

Identify key figures enabling authoritarianism and hold them accountable—turn public opinion against them personally, making them liabilities to their own side.

Rule 12

The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.

Protests alone aren’t enough—offer clear policies, solutions, and leaders people can rally behind.

Rule 11

If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.

Expose corruption so thoroughly that even its supporters must distance themselves.

Rule 10

The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain constant pressure upon the opposition.

Build sustained movements rather than one-time protests—consistency is key.

Rule 9

The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.

Create uncertainty and unpredictability—make authoritarians constantly react rather than control the narrative.

Rule 8

Keep the pressure on. Never let up.

Constant, multi-front pressure forces mistakes and weakens the opposition.

Rule 7

A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.

Evolve strategies—keep protests, messaging, and actions fresh to maintain energy and media attention.

Rule 6

A good tactic is one your people enjoy.

Sustained action requires motivation—use humor, music, storytelling, and community-driven activities to keep people engaged.