How does an antifascism movement halt and reverse the expansion of Trumpism? Perhaps the U.S. antiwar movement of 1965-75 offers some clues. After all, it caused two elected presidents to give up the presidency.
At the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, U.S. antiwar activists drew lessons for stopping the war on Gaza...“Vietnam does remind us that occupation is not necessarily forever...”
We know if we do nothing, the situation gets worse. If we step into our power, we could potentially build a better future. People around the world are contesting with large-scale mobilizations — amounting to a people’s shock action.
Three things are key: engaging as many people as possible in demonstrations and non-cooperation; asserting that we are the true defenders of democracy; and committing to strategic nonviolence.
I believe that my experience, especially as a female, is both timely and relevant as an account of the struggles against the ruling class. I still believe that imperialism and capitalism are the scourges of democracy.
Establishment pundits love to cite Martin Luther King as a way to delegitimize militant protests and shame unruly protesters. But to him nonviolent action could coerce ruling elites into conceding to demands for justice.
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