This dynamic is also what gives bureaucrats carte blanche to retroactively claim “no one was forced to do anything” if the tides turn against them
> Do not obey in advance.
> Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
https://lithub.com/resist-authoritarianism-by-refusing-to-obey-in-advance/
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