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Defeat Trump and Fight Racism the Struggle for Democracy Continues Defeat Trump and Fight Racism The Struggle for Democracy Continues Dialogue & Initiative 2019-2020 Committees of Correspondence For Democracy and Socialism : Dialogue & Initiative i Dialogue & Initiative 2019-2020 Edition Defeat Trump and Fight Racism: the Struggle for Democracy Continues Published by the Committees of Correspondence Education Fund Changemaker Publications ii Defeat Trump and Fight Racism Dialogue & Initiative is a discussion journal published by the Committees of Correspondence Education Find, Inc., 2526 Broadway New York, NY 10025-5654 646-942-7951 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cc-ds.org Co-Editors: Erica Carter, Paul Krehbiel, Harry Targ Editorial Committee: Gary Hicks, Rafael Pizarro, Janet Tucker, Meta Van Sickle. Layout and design for this issue: Carl Davidson, Manuscripts not exceeding 5000 words are invited. Send text via email; hard copy can be mailed or faxed. Manu- scripts will be returned if acompanied by postage-paid, self- addressed packaging. Copyright: CoC Ed Fund, October 2020, unless otherwise re- served by the authors. ISBN# xxx-x-xxx-xxxxx-x Order online direct at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/changemaker Dialogue & Initiative iii Table of Contents Part One: Elections and Building an anti-Trump Movement It’s Showtime: Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Beat Trump. By Paul Krehbiel. Page 1. Moving Left and Challenging Trumpism in 2020. By Harry Targ, Page 8. Western Pennsylvania: Organizing against Trump in Trumpland. By Janet Tucker, Page 21. Bernie: Torpedoed by the Corporate Class and Media, but Wins the Battle of Ideas. By Paul Krehbiel, page 27. The Progressive Majority and the Struggle against Trumpism. By Mark Solomon, page 40. The U.S. ‘Six Party System’ 4.0: Revising the Hypothesis Again. By Carl Davidson, page 45. Part Two: Racism and Ethno-nationalism Interview: Angela Davis Supports Uprising for Black Lives, De- mands an End to Racist Capitalism. With Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Page 59. Report from National Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression Conference: Angela Davis, Young Activists Reignite the Intergeneration- al Fight For Black Lives By Lee Edwards, Page 72. Book Review: Frank Chapman’s ‘The Damned Don’t Cry.’ By Alex Krehbiel. Page 77. iv Defeat Trump and Fight Racism Public Health, Covid 19, And Racism. By Mildred Williamson. Page 86. The History of Policing in the United States: An Excerpt. By Dr. Gary Potter. Page 91. The Roots of Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Resistance In The U.S.: On the Predecessors to Antifa. By Robin D.G. Kelley. Page 97. The Danger of the ‘Ethno-Nationalist’ State. By Bill Fletcher Jr. Page 106. Online Gathering Remembers the Life and Legacy of Jack O’Dell. By Karl Kramer, Page 108. Jack O’Dell: A Beacon of Social Justice Unionism and the Civil Rights Movement: A Long Correspondence with Jack O’Dell. By James E. Campbell. Page 116. Poetry: Henry Winston’s Laugh . By Rafael Pizarro, Page 125. Dialogue & Initiative v Introduction: Defeat Trumpism, Protect Black Lives, End Covid 19 Pandemic When we started planning for the 2020 Dialogue and Initiative, we began to assemble articles on the elections, class, race, imperial- ism, socialism, and reviews of progressive books. As the months unfolded, it became clear that top priorities for the left and pro- gressives included the upcoming elections, the struggle against racism, and the rising Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, the edi- tors decided to publish now the articles relating to these current imperatives. The other articles assembled on labor, imperialism, socialism, and other subjects will be issued later. The first article below, by Paul Krehbiel, lays out the key tasks for progressives to undertake between now and the election to defeat Trumpism and lay the ground for winning social justice strug- gles. It refers to all the progressive groups who are already in the field and the need for us to join them and do more. The threat of fascism, if Trump wins reelection, is real. The consequences for workers, women, people of color, the environment, and the prospects for war over diplomacy, are clear. The article has a sug- gested agenda, particularly phone-banking voters in battleground states - where the election will be won or lost, to get the vote out. It was initially published by Organizing Upgrade, an on-line left unity project. It can be linked to there and distributed widely. Some argue that while the threat of a Trump second term is enough to justify mobilizing the electorate, the second article below, written before the primary season, argues that many, perhaps most, people support progressive policies: on healthcare, on jobs, on social secu- rity, on a living wage, and peace. In addition, the article argues that voter demographics are changing with more young and diverse pos- sible voters. Also, the article points out that over the last thirty years, there has been a general decline in trust in government. vi Defeat Trump and Fight Racism Putting all this together, part of our get out the vote efforts should include emphasizing the importance of the policies we support, their importance for younger voters, voters of color, and women, and the recognition that many of us want the same pro- gressive policies. And, while a lack of trust in government has had a material base, positive changes cannot be achieved unless we all participate in the elections and continue to advocate afterward for what we support. As the Krehbiel article points out, a Trump victory will lead the country in a brutal contrary direction. Finally, we should remind people that the pandemic and the pain and suffering it has caused has made clear that United States policies must change, literally to save humanity. The other articles develop further the electoral arena and the struggle against racism. Dialogue & Initiative 1 PART ONE: Elections and Building an Anti-Trump Movement It’s Showtime: Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Beat Trump By Paul Krehbiel We are in an unprecedented moment in our country’s history. Will we move toward a more rightwing authoritar- ian fascist state, or will we defeat this threat? What we do between now and November 3 will answer that question. Miles Taylor, former Republican chief of staff of Homeland Security under Trump, described a meeting with a Trump staffer who told him, “Just wait until the second term. It will be no holds barred. It will be shock and awe. We will do whatever we want.” We got a taste of that with Trump’s encouragement of killer cops, armed vigilantes, and his Republican Convention’s hate-and-lie fest. Phone Voters In Battleground States Our strategy debates will continue. But we must have a laser-like fo- cus on getting down to nitty-gritty work on five key tasks to defeat Trump and all Trumpists, and the armed neo-nazi white suprema- cists that he’s empowered: •Generate the highest number of votes against Trump so that his defeat is so overwhelming that any attempt to contest the election will fail. This requires large-scale targeted contact with voters, espe- cially in battleground states, to turn out votes for Biden-Harris. Keep pressure on Biden and Harris, but this is about defeating Trump. 2 Defeat Trump and Fight Racism Phone banking in California 2020 •Combine this work by targeting vulnerable Republican Senators to end GOP control of the Senate. If we don’t, nothing good will pass. •Turn out the vote for progressives and socialists running for of- fice, especially workers, women, people of color, and youth. •Intensify preparations underway to protect the outcome of the election by flooding the streets to show that the country will not stand for an election stolen by Trump, GOP-controlled state legis- latures, courts, armed federal forces, or rightwing vigilantes acting as Trump’s personal Gestapo. •Continue to strengthen the mass grassroots movements that pre- pare us for battle after Trump. We must ensure that Biden-Harris, from day one, make the right appointments, set the correct agen- da, and open the doors to the people’s voices. Contacting Voters, One-By-One The road to winning votes for Biden-Harris is direct voter contact. COVID-19 nixes door-knocking, so we must phonebank, text, and send postcards. Dialogue & Initiative 3 Many groups are organizing phone banking to voters, especially in battleground states. That is where the presidential election will be won or lost. Many unions, the Poor People’s Campaign, Generation Rising, Seed the Vote, Water for Grassroots, state-based organiza- tions like Pennsylvania Stands Up, LUCHA (Arizona), and New Florida Majority, and other efforts such as Flip the West, Heartland Rising, and Swing Left, have programs underway. So does Biden’s campaign and Democratic Party organizations in every state. Activists can call from any state to voters in battleground states. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has launched an ambitious Black Voices Change Lives cam- paign to phonebank Black voters in 12 battleground states – Ala- bama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. I decided to test the voter-calling program of the Biden campaign. I had some initial difficulty getting started, but once I got into the pro- gram and followed the prompts, it went more smoothly. The Biden campaign offers phone-banking training. The Biden-Harris campaign has identified six battleground states: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wis- consin. Other battleground states will likely be added as November approaches. The phone banking format has been changed slightly but begin by going to joebiden.com, and then on the first page at the top to “Continue to Joebiden.com,” then “Action Center,” and “Make Phone Calls for Joe.” Calling into Pennsylvania I live in California, but all my calls have been to voters in battle- ground states.
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