1. The Resistance, la la. Yes, its easy to be cynical especially since slogan of Resistance taken up by Democratic Party elite.
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2. Yet beneath the co-option of The Resistance slogan by Dem Elite (& also Never Trump people) is genuine mass mobilization from below.
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3. If there is core emotion to Resistance, its realization that all elite institutions (both parties, media, etc.) have failed to stop Trump
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4. "No one can save us but ourselves": which means Resistance is not just to Trump but also to those who enable him in GOP & Dem parties.
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5. In moments of weakness people do buckle under & look for magic bullet solutions: electoral college, Deep State, Javanka, "the adults"
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6. "No one will save us but ourselves" is hard lesson & its easy to see why flights of fantasy (imminent impeachment over Russia) take hold
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7. But the really heartening thing is away from social media people are engaged in real politics: town halls & protests
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8. My more extended thoughts on prospects & perils of Resistance here:https://newrepublic.com/article/142425/path-resistance-promise-perils-democrats-fight-against-trump …
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so new republic credits the insufferable Michael Moore ignoring #WomensMarch#Indivisible TownhallProject *organizers. Fuckoff@HeerJeet1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
"Indivisible, the most effective and innovative of the new anti-Trump efforts."
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Would have been nice to quote one woman. Instead it's offensively "ironic" that HRC's demographic has been leading efforts.
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