The Great Pushback? - Robert Reich

[justaprogressive]

Friends,

Yesterday’s May Day demonstrations across America showed that the opposition to Trump continues to grow.

Hundreds of thousands of people swelled in resistance to his dictatorial agenda. Not just in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, but also in small communities that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.

The size and breadth of these demonstrations will almost certainly lead to larger national mobilizations. On Sunday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said, “It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once. Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.”

Republican town halls are becoming so combative that many Republican lawmakers have stopped holding them altogether (in many cases, Democratic lawmakers have appeared in their places).

Trump is not only pulling Americans together but also pulling American institutions together in ways no one could have predicted just months ago.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-great-pushback

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Regular protests build organization & compatriots. It can lead to general strikes, but it has to be built

A steady 3.5% actively protesting leads to success in non-violent change, according to studies around the world. That's 10 million people coming out regularly.

[Amaryllis]

3. Indivisible announced next mass mobilization for June 14:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220286699

[Tadpole Raisin]

2. I have a feeling that the town halls gab13 is rightly advocating are going to become

MUCH more popular and well attended once the store shelves become sparse and more layoffs occur.

Some people have to have reality right in their face to wake up. The morning alarm bell for them is going to be a shock. So be it.