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Coming to Terms with Cowardice

Coming to Terms with Cowardice

A post about why you should not do what I do

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May 23, 2025
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This post will be different from the others. I won’t try to demonstrate a concept, teach an idea, or argue a point. Instead I’m going to reflect on my own actions and the obligations we have when living under creeping authoritarianism. And at least for now, I’d rather my thoughts not be public, hence the paywall.

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Every morning I see headlines from both the United States and from Georgia and I realize just how bad things could get. Not only do I feel personally affected, but I feel academically affected - I’m getting a doctorate in political science. But somehow only a very small fraction of my life is spent on actually fighting back in the political realm. This seems contradictory.

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