Yes, we are going to disagree with almost all of Evan McMullin’s policies. But anyone who thinks we can continue politics as usual, has their head in the sand and doesn’t begin to comprehend the threat to our future. During this very real threat to our democracy, our country, and our lives, we need to make alliances to fight GOP fascism wherever we find it.
McCain and Graham talk about their “concerns” with trump and generate a lot of positive press, but like ALL Republicans in congress, they march to the orders of their fascist commanders and when the chips are down they put their party above their country.
Evan McMullin is different. He is starting a new grassroots organization to fight the propaganda coming from the White House and to expose the Trump/Putin love affair.
From the Washington Post:
Stand Up Republic, a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan organization, will “seek to organize and lead Americans in the defense of the fundamental principles upon which this nation was founded.” Its website says it intends to “build and organize a grassroots movement in defense of liberty, equality, and truth in America. Our priorities will be to uphold the Constitution and defend the democratic norms and institutions upon which the protection of our basic rights depend.” Only in the era of President Trump could that sound sort of subversive.
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“We want to be a watchdog of the administration,” he says. “But this is not only about Trump.” It’s only because Trump has gone to war with reality, invented “alternative facts” — known as lies — that this is even an issue.
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“We saw this very interesting thing. Most of our support in the campaign was from constitutional conservatives,” he tells me. “Since the election we have gotten a ton of people joining from the left.
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McMullin, a former CIA officer and strong proponent of U.S. leadership, criticizes Trump’s reverence for Russian president Vladimir Putin. … “Russia is actually undermining democracy in Europe and the United States. He knows a weaker Europe and a weaker United States will allow him to carry out his expansionist ambitions.”
To take back our democracy it’s going to be a fight on many fronts. One big front where the battle will take place will be educating those apathetic uninformed people who take our democracy for granted. If we can wake them up we can change the world. The media attention of giant marches is one way, and TV spots the like the one above is another. Give McMullin credit for his strong efforts to bring back our democracy.
Resist!