Over the next months, your mood swings from giddy to despairing. Elections are held. Reports of violence spike. A new slate of political leaders is put into power. The number of incumbents defeated is the highest in generations. Vows of vengeance from Trump supporters continue. But many new officials ride in on the coattails of the resistance movement and are elected having made democracy-minded promises.
Your movement didn’t just win elections — they’ve won pledges to abide by the outcomes of the deep democracy-modeled Constitutional Convention. Its sensible recommendations come from now over 2,000 cities.
The federal reforms happen first. New laws affirm that money is not speech and put an end to gerrymandering. The bill for term limits for all federal leaders barely passes — only passing with a controversial exemption for current senators and house members. There is an end to right-to-work legislation and support for card check neutrality.
The changes take place, buoyed by a movement that keeps up regular protests and occasional strikes. You continue your work, aware of much more to do. And you feel proud of your role in all of it.
THE END.
You managed to push out the autocrat! You did not do it alone. Like in real life, many approaches had to work together to get to this point: defending democratic institutions, supporting a vibrant disobedience wing, protecting individuals being targeted, and building alternative visions beyond just “a return to normal.”
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