Socialist Progressives

I especially liked this paragraph:

"What’s more, since our own society falls radically short of the democratic ideals of freedom and equality, it would be absurd to say that acts of disruption or civil disobedience aimed at realizing those ideals are wrong. Indeed, the rationale for disrupting Trump’s rally in Chicago wasn’t to prevent him from saying merely offensive or disagreeable things. It was about standing up to social forces that have the publicly stated aim of marginalizing and scapegoating some of the most vulnerable members of our society. It was for the sake of democratic values, not in spite of them, that tens of thousands of people turned out to shut down Trump in Chicago."

It ties in a lot about what I've been thinking lately about the Trumpeter. The guy is an opportunist, but he's an opportunist playing with societal forces that are extremely dangerous and, as yet, unorganized. These forces, once the hubris of the bourgeoisie unleashes them to solve some sort of problem for the ruling class, are very hard to put back in the box once they're loosened. Think Pandora. It's also social forces that are not hesitant to use the streets as their primary battlefield, not just the ballot box. They must be confronted in a solid united front against them because that's where they will be. Trump is only playing with these forces to increase the name-recognition of his "brand", but the next leader might be more ideologically motivated and so, MUCH more dangerous.