resisting authoritarianism #8: support local independent businesses

(A series in which I ramble some personal perspective on ICYDAK's "30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Daily Life," because most of this stuff is just default daily life to me.) ICYDAK: 30 Proven Tactics to Resist Authoritarianism in Everyday Life #1: know your rights #2: secure your communications #3: diversify your news sources #4: develop financial independence #5: learn to spot propaganda & psychological warfare #6: strengthen your mental and physical resilience #7: cultivate a low-profile, high-impact presence 8. support local independent businesses Economic power is political power. Keep money in your community and out of the hands of authoritarian-friendly corporations. Depending on your age and relationship to U.S. politics, you may not remember the US Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United. The short, dirty, and simplistic version is "money is speech, so how corporations buy and sell politicians is now a protected First Amendment right." The Brennan…