In the dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell wrote, “One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.” Nothing that is taking place right now is by accident; it is, instead, by design. How do we safeguard against the rising tide of American fascism? We start by believing our eyes, because what is unfolding right now is only the beginning — and you h…