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Haven't seen this posted here and feel it has great advice. I love criticizing the idiot-in-chief but am careful outside of like minded forums. The point is we have to resist and do it in a calculated way. Thoughts?
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/6-ways-not-to-resist-donald-trump-214689
"Liberals had a big success this week. What could have been a purely demoralizing inaugural weekend for Blue America instead ended with a shot in the arm, as the Womens March exceeded all expectationsand the inauguration itselfwith as many as 4.7 million people estimated to have participated in events across the 50 states. Not a shabby way to begin The Resistanceand a sure sign that liberals should be able to mobilize effectively in opposition to Trump in the coming years.
That is, if they dont lose their minds first. The Womens March might have been a success in the broader sense, but the past week has also seen liberals behaving in ways that will only hurt their causefrom egging on violence to squabbling over who belongs in their movement to dropping F-bombs on live TV. If the bad starts to overshadow the good, the much-hyped resistance movement will end up being little more than an annoying mosquito in Donald Trumps ear, one that he will be all too happy to squash.
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1. Dont Encourage Nazi-Punchers, Window-Smashers and Limo-Arsonists
Before the powerfully peaceful Womens Marches on Saturday, we saw the horrible Inauguration Day riots orchestrated by the the completely separate anarcho-leftist group named Disrupt J20. Vowing, but failing, to disrupt the swearing-in itself, J20 and its hangers-on attacked corporate symbols, smashed storefront windows and even set a limousine aflame. More than 200 were arrested.
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6. Dont Play Trumps Game. Stick to the Issues
Besting Trump on crowds was fun, and an important morale boost for the left. Took us 5 years to get numbers this big against G.W. Bush. Only 24 hours against Trump, tweeted CNNs Van Jones. And there is no question that the huge crowd sizes got under Trumps skin, compelling his team to brazenly lie about his own crowds during his first days in office. But before you spend all week hammering Trump and his lackeys for their lies, remember: Trump thrives on these nonsensical fights."
il_lilac
(895 posts)il_lilac
(895 posts)4. Intersectionality is Essential
Just Stop Talking About It So Much
5. Dont Give Activists Meaningless Busy Work
The article gives good reasons for all of these.
msongs
(67,420 posts)he is lying about more than the fact he is lying etc
Just talking the issues calmly has gotten more than a few conservatives (not trumpsters) to listen.