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Historically normal. Inevitability is the critical tool in the autocratic playbook. This is why they work relentlessly to suppress any sort of synchronization signal between their opponents; it is effective at making things feel hopeless, and making the resisters feel isolated.

Cf Putin, Germany of a certain vintage.

The solution is rhythm and trust. You do things regularly and predictably whenever it is safe to do so -- potlucks, rallies -- and recharge trust in those moments, hopefully enough to carry you through until the next one.

That is how you resist autocracy.