From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, Lesson #11 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube.  They are all short videos, no ads.

“Figure things out for yourself.”

“Spend more time with long articles.”

“Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media.”

“Realize that some of what is on the internet is there to harm you.”

“Learn about sites that investigate propaganda campaigns some of which come from abroad.”

“In order to be a citizen in a democracy that is threatened you have to be able to defend yourself. And truth is the last line of defense. If there isn’t truth then oligarchy always wins. “