Where We Go From Here: 5 Key Ways to Build a Movement

[guillaumeb]

Just the section headings from the somewhat long article:

1) Unite around a populist message to combat Trumpism

2) Combine electoral and grassroots activist work in local communities

3) Dialogue with working class and rural people


4) Welcome new energy

5) Substitute community cooperation and the common good for rampant individualism

From the last section:

In response to the You Are on Your Own philosophy of the Trump Administration and its right wing allies, we must substitute the idea that We Are All in This Together. While competitive individualism is a foundational cultural norm in American history and contemporary society, community spirit and cooperation is also an important part of the American culture. While the current constitutional framework permitting Congress to regulate for the common good in order to solve national problems must be preserved against the right wing assault, the idea that local communities must band together to help their neighbors and solve common problems ought to be play a central role in any movement against the Trump Administration’s policies.

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/01/27/where-we-go-here-5-key-ways-build-movement

This "you are on your own philosophy" is at the heart of Libertarianism and the post Reagan GOP. The idea that each person is in competition with everyone else. It is a philosophy that is totally destructive of group action and destructive of forming a group identity to resist the 1% who promote Libertarianism.

NOTE: I highlighted section 3 because I feel that it is vital to pursue the 50 state/all regions strategy.

[elleng]

1. Hope the Dem party/DNC pay attention!

[guillaumeb]

2. Agreed.

At this point, I feel that the numerous protests are showing some Democratic politicians that people are angry. The fact that a few (far too few in my view) Democratic politicians have shown up at various protests is an encouraging sign, as is their choice to deny a quorum for some hearings, but voters must keep up the pressure on our leaders to get to the front of our parade.