The institutions of US civil society seem to be getting themselves together to oppose the Trump/Musk coup. We'll find out whether they can be effectual as time goes on. I'm going to list a few of them here:
The new Department of People who Work for a Living:
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The non-governmental sector is also getting organized. The Movement Voter Project, an intermediary outfit that brings together non-profit groups working for progressive change, is on the case.
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So are the advocacy and pressure groups that operate around the edges of the political parties such as Indivisible and Move-On. Their job is to goose Democrats into resistance action while afflicting Republican officeholders who are being traitors to the Constitution. It's hard work.
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In some places, offshoots of the Democratic Party can lead resistance. Simon Rosenberg's Hopium Chronicles channeled progressive electoral energy vibrantly during the past campaign and has not given up the fight for a vision of America rooted in Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms and the New Deal.
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And, of course, we must care for the victims of MAGA's cruelty among ourselves in our neighborhoods and homes.
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We can slink away in horror at Trump/Musk's betrayal of our hobbled democracy -- or we can say with one of the heroes of the American struggle to come into existance:
As in John Paul Jones' day, shrinking from the fight will not protect us.
1 comment:
I love "The Department of People Who Work for a Living"! Whenever I write about "Doge" I call it the "Musk DOGE Hacking Group" it's not in any way a Department. Don't give this Hacking Group any legitimacy. And it's rightly "The Musk/Trump" coup, all the computer hacking couldn't be done except for Musk's efforts. I'm not a lawyer nor knowledgable about such things, but wonder if any of the Hackers could be accused of or charged with espionage?
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