If Trump governs as an authoritarian, Americans should do the following 10 things

Evan McMullin ran for president in 2016 as a conservative Independent. In the wake of Donald Trump‘s surge to the presidency, he’s has been an unrelenting critic of the president-elect.

Many of McMullin’s polemics against Trump have reached a wide audience on Twitter. Late last month, he broke down the serious implications surrounding Trump’s fraudulent claim that “millions of people” voted “illegally” on Election Day contributing to Hillary Clinton‘s win of the popular vote by over 2.5 million.

According to McMullin Trump’s claim— whether conscious or unconscious — is a classic authoritarian tactic which aims to inflate the image of his legitimacy while casting the groundswell of public opposition as illegitimate.

On Sunday, film producer and Twitter user Brian Koppelman asked McMullin, “What can the average American do, right now, in a real way, to resist the authoritarian moves that are about to commence?”

McMullin gave his response in a 10-part tweetstorm:

Sky Palma

Before launching DeadState back in 2012, Sky Palma has been blogging about politics, social issues and religion for over a decade. He lives in Los Angeles and also enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, chess, music and art.

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