The 22nd Century Initiative @22ci.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The strategic imperative is staying in the fight, contesting power through every available channel: courts, elections, mass mobilization, economic pressure, and international solidarity. 110
The 22nd Century Initiative @22ci.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Competitive authoritarian regimes are vulnerable to sustained, strategic opposition precisely because they maintain democratic forms. Those forms can be exploited by movements that understand the terrain. 100
The 22nd Century Initiative @22ci.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The bottom line is we’re in a qualitatively different moment than we were a year ago. The transition to competitive authoritarianism has occurred. But it’s early-stage, faces real structural constraints, and remains assailable. 100
