The MAGA fundamentalists are on the march and only a coordinated and sustained effort from progressives and Democrats will be enough to overcome the onslaught.
) argues that defeating Trumpism and increasing progressive clout are intertwined tasks that can and must be taken up simultaneously. We need to develop such strategies thoughtfully, build on the coordination and unity that we saw in 2020, and fight from the ground up. If we succeed, the result can be not just a victory over the MAGA bloc, but the beginning of a new political cycle that leads toward a genuine multi-racial democracy, a sustainable planet, and an economy that works for all.
Especially when facing a “blood-dimmed tide,” no strategy can succeed if it is not anchored by people who are committed to give the fight everything they’ve got. And beyond that, to do what it takes to raise the spirits and stiffen the spines of all those who are daunted by the enemy’s ruthlessness and seeming strength. Yeats did not see enough of such people when he added these lines to his poem:Today the core of the MAGA bloc is certainly ginned up.
All tendencies to underestimate the danger at hand—whether out of denial, accepting the mythology of ‘it can’t happen here” or belief that Trumpist reaction will not be any worse than what we live with now—must be dispensed with. So too must those tendencies’ mirror images —belief that the deck is too stacked against us, or that cooperation with anti-Trumpists who do not share our left politics is unacceptable, impossible, or worthless.
Politics holds no guarantees. But battles not fought are never won. The first step toward defeating the MAGA bloc in 2022 and 2024 is setting our sights on it. And then keeping our eyes on the prize until it is done.Our work is licensed under Creative Commons . Feel free to republish and share widely.
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