Op Ed: While 70,000 People Marched To Seattle Center, Tukwila Protesters Needed More Bodies To Block ICE Kidnappings

I found this article particularly interesting, as I’ve been to different rallies/marches and also direct action events and it raises some reasonable points about how to effectively counter fascism.

What I’m trying to say is; Donald Trump, and the disease of which he is only a symptom, will not be defeated by simply marches and rallies. Fascism will not be defeated by liberals making all of this seem as if it were just the end result of one man’s ambitions. The fascist takeover of our country will only be resisted by the people that make up our country making changes to how we engage with this threat. We must build power and resistance together through solidarity, community mutual aid, and direct action.

I strongly encourage you to read the post before commenting, as it is not meant to be divisive about which protest is more “worthy” than another, but encourage us to participate in different ways we may not be currently.

tl;dr – marches won’t stop fascism, but hopefully many of us can use them as a way to start getting more involved if you aren’t already