Don Johnny and his minions have only two responses to truthful criticism: Ignore and downplay it or try to criminalize the act. The latter is a clear act of tyranny.
And in the face of it comes Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Speaking in New Hampshire Sunday, he unleashed an anti-Trump call to arms that should be resounding from coast to coast. Pritzker spoke of "mass protests" and "disruption." Republicans certainly heard it, and responded predictably, using words like "inflammatory" and "inciting violence."
That's the problem with Republicans. Everything that sounds even vaguely like criticism immediately starts collecting labels meant to inflame the public. There's certainly nothing vague about Pritzker. He goes straight for the jugular. And so he should.
Right now he is the only orator of significance standing straight up and telling truth to America. Republicans will do all they can to stop him, and they must not be allowed to succeed.
Of course there are other voices. Bernie Sanders speaks out regularly and forcefully against Trump and his policies, usually from the Senate chamber. Bernie does it well and makes excellent points, but he's no longer the firebrand he once was.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz makes occasional appearances, but too few. He's not quite the orator that Pritzker is, but he sells the message. They must be heard and we must protect them.
This is a beginning, but there are other powerful voices that need to be heard, that need to bring the message of truth against Trump and MAGA and for the United States, its Constitution and its people. Kamala Harris, Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney, and Mitt Romney--yes, three of them are Republicans--are nonetheless able to bring out the anti-Trump message, and they could do it powerfully.
So call out your most effective speakers, your organizers, your core of support, and let's get this resistance moving.
La lutte continue!
---Diogenes, 29 April 2025
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