See the original call/document here : https://refusefascism.org/2025/02/08/monday-february-17-presidents-day-take-to-the-streets/
NO! In the Name of Humanity,
We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America!
Now Is the Time To: Stand Up, Resist, Protest
To STOP Trump’s MAGA Fascism
What we face is FASCISM consolidating its rule in the most powerful country in the world. It echoes the Confederacy, Jim Crow, and Nazi Germany, but there is no historical precedent for fascism dominating the world with the climate at a tipping point and nuclear-armed powers at each other’s throats. The Trump Regime threatens the very future of humanity and life on the planet. It must be STOPPED!
Defeating Trump and MAGA fascism will require a huge and relentless resistance waged by millions of people standing up in the streets and throughout society to create such a profound political crisis that Trump cannot govern the country and carry out his fascist program. This will require sacrifice. It will require courage and heroism in the streets and by people in government, in hospitals, in schools, and really by all who Trump tries to order and intimidate into following his dictates.
There is not a moment to lose. History has shown that fascism must be stopped before it becomes too late. If we act now, there is a future to win.
The breakneck speed and cruelty of the regime’s actions shock the conscience. Immigrants demonized and rounded up. Blatant racism and anti-women, anti-LGBTQ+ hate spews forth. Civil rights and even speaking of equality are banned. Whole countries are threatened. Anti-science lunatics are empowered to destroy health care. Media muzzled. Theocracy and Christian fundamentalist supremacy being hammered into place. Rapid Climate destruction is Trump’s program.
Fascism changes the way the country is ruled. Fascism eliminates basic civil and democratic rights. Openly oppressive and repressive, fascism rules by decree, backed up by brute force and violent thugs. Fascism has direction and momentum. Dissent is criminalized. The truth is bludgeoned. Group after group is targeted along a trajectory that leads to horror. It is necessary, but not enough, to fight each attack as it comes. We must take the offensive against the whole Trump/MAGA program and direction.
The Democratic Party will not stop this nightmare. Even after some Democratic Party leaders correctly called Trump a fascist before the election, now they tell you to accept his fascism in the name of “democracy.” NO! There can be no reconciliation with fascism except on the terms of the fascists.
This President’s Day, Monday, February 17 Refuse Fascism calls on every person and group who refuses to be complicit in a fascist America to take to the streets wherever you are. Start your own protest (no experience necessary), or join diverse protests already called, but come together, uniting all who can be united to spread resistance throughout cities and towns, raising the slogan and declaring to the world:
“NO! In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America!”
Bring your signs, your heart, your courage and righteous fury. We must act now, continuing to grow in numbers, not for ourselves but for all of humanity.
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