How Do We Fight Trump?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by debmeier

Dear Friends,

I don’t know when and why it hit me. But I suddenly realized how serious Trump is about changing the country into something that horrifies. I suppose it was the cumulative effect of reading a bunch of emails, as well as a terrific and long article from In These Times focused on Trump‘s agenda for education, which he is already carrying out and making progress. It’s ghastly!

My pal Mark Gordon called. Talking with Mark helped me realize that it is very complicated to figure out how to respond effectively to this. It’s over my head in many ways, but I can’t get it off my mind.

I’m stunned and frightened. I realize that when I die there are too many precious friends who will have to face the consequences of a Trump victory. So it’s my only agenda. Stop him. This comes up at a time when I’m helping to plan an event that honors both Lillian Webber and me. It’s supposed to take place May 10th at City College, which is sponsoring the event. I feel I can’t just talk about education, but maybe I can tie the two together.
But what I’m really saying is that my heart is totally devoted now to stoping Trump, rather than stopping some of the stupid educational stuff that is going on. I happen to also think that it is our educational system that is partly to blame for Trump’s success.

My first thought was that we have to put all other agendas aside and focus on uniting with everybody who’s against Trump and figuring out a common agenda for getting rid of him. Of course I’m talking over my area of expertise so it may not be the best strategy. Maybe we need to focus on what America really needs and unite around that. But all other agendas require getting rid of Trump as fast as we can and getting a majority in Congress as fast as we can. What the courts can do I’m not sure.

You are the people whom I count on and have counted on for many years to help me think through things. We did it casually on the whole, because we were working together on some project. But at this moment, I would like us to figure out, or help me figure out, or each other figure out what we do in the space we have an influence on.

If some of you are aware of plans or a movement to get rid of Trump, please share it with us. Let’s also share our own ideas with each other. Let’s also reach out to others we think might have good ideas. Please feel free to comment on this WordPress site if you some ideas or good links on how we can all engage.

Best, Deb

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