Good Advice About 45

From a Facebook post by Bernice King:

Some Wise Advice Circulating:
1. Don’t use his name; EVER  (45 will do)
2. Remember this is a regime and he’s not acting alone;
3. Do not argue with those who support him–it doesn’t work;
4. Focus on his policies, not his orange-ness and mental state;
5. Keep your message positive; they want the country to be angry and
fearful because this is the soil from which their darkest policies will
grow;
6. No more helpless/hopeless talk;
7. Support artists and the arts;
8. Be careful not to spread fake news. Check it;
9. Take care of yourselves; and
10. Resist!
Keep demonstrations peaceful. In the words of John Lennon, “When it
gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the system’s
game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your
face – to make you fight! Because once they’ve got you violent, then
they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to
handle is non-violence and humor.”
When you post or talk about him,
don’t assign his actions to him, assign them to “The Republican
Administration,” or “The Republicans.” This will have several effects:
the Republican legislators will either have to take responsibility for
their association with him or stand up for what some of them don’t like;
he will not get the focus of attention he craves; Republican
representatives will become very concerned about their re-elections.

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