Next weekend is the first big test for those of us dedicated
to fighting the Twittering Twit the GOP is installing at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue. You don’t have to travel to or live in DC to partake, there are marches planned
all across the county. SHOW UP. Numbers matter. Seriously, SHOW UP. We have an
opportunity to turn coverage away from pomp and circumstance and back to the
issues that actually matter. Trump is an existential threat to our Democracy. Don’t run
to the beach or the mountains or hide in your house binge watching some TV
series. SHOW UP. If you don’t feel comfortable marching, think of it this way:
how comfortable is a 17 year old Mexican girl whose parents brought her over to
the US at age 2, and who recently discovered she isn’t a citizen?
SHOW UP.
Ten years from now, when your children ask what you did to stop Trump, do you really want to say “nothing”?
SHOW UP.
As a veteran of a lot of marches, I offer a few humble suggestions on how to ruckus right.
1) Signs and posters should be painted on BOTH SIDES. One of the more amusing things in DC is to see a rally or protest from afar, and approaching from the rear, you gaze upon a sea of blank poster board because the slogans are only on one side. Paint your slogan on BOTH sides of your poster board.
2) Don’t use a stick as a base for your poster. In some areas, sticks won’t be permitted.
3) Wear comfortable shoes. Marches aren’t
fashion shows and you’ll be on your feet for a long time, especially if you are
attending the events in DC.
4) Stay engaged: Chant and make noise,
and take your nose out of your IPhone.
5) Remember your audience. This isn’t just for us, we need to send a strong message to Team GOP and the press. The paramount message is that the Republicans are NOT the team that stands for Family Values; the press has given them a pass on this point for far, far too many years. Family Values Presidents don’t grab women by the pussy and they don’t call all Mexicans rapists and they don’t blow off critical national security briefings. It’s time to take that phrase “Family Values” back. Many in the GOP are worried about Trump, even if they’ll never admit it publicly, at least not yet. They are beginning to see the size of the moral abyss they just elected. Calling them out will get us noticed.
If you are interviewed by the media, draw a distinction between the GOP and actual morality. The question they’ll ask is almost always the same:
Q: “Why are you out here today?”
A: " I have grown tired of being told the GOP stands for family values. Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans don’t support family values. They don’t. Trump is a disgusting ill-informed racist, sexist pig and Congressional Republicans need to call him out on his outrageous behavior.”
6) Chant and sign suggestions. The press delight in the ironic chant; try some of these “best of the Anti-Trump movement” signs and slogans below. If you have other suggestions (we need all the slogans we can get, it’s going to be a long day) put them in a comment.
5) Remember your audience. This isn’t just for us, we need to send a strong message to Team GOP and the press. The paramount message is that the Republicans are NOT the team that stands for Family Values; the press has given them a pass on this point for far, far too many years. Family Values Presidents don’t grab women by the pussy and they don’t call all Mexicans rapists and they don’t blow off critical national security briefings. It’s time to take that phrase “Family Values” back. Many in the GOP are worried about Trump, even if they’ll never admit it publicly, at least not yet. They are beginning to see the size of the moral abyss they just elected. Calling them out will get us noticed.
If you are interviewed by the media, draw a distinction between the GOP and actual morality. The question they’ll ask is almost always the same:
Q: “Why are you out here today?”
A: " I have grown tired of being told the GOP stands for family values. Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans don’t support family values. They don’t. Trump is a disgusting ill-informed racist, sexist pig and Congressional Republicans need to call him out on his outrageous behavior.”
6) Chant and sign suggestions. The press delight in the ironic chant; try some of these “best of the Anti-Trump movement” signs and slogans below. If you have other suggestions (we need all the slogans we can get, it’s going to be a long day) put them in a comment.
For the family values message:
GOP, NOT FOR ME, ANTI-CHRISTIAN FILTH.
FAMILY VALUES YES. THE GOP, NO.
DONALD TRUMP IS A RACIST CHUMP
HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE
DUMP TRUMP, RACIST CHUMP
DUMP TRUMP, RACIST CHUMP
DUMP TRUMP, SEXIST CHUMP
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERCIA GREAT
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERCIA GREAT
JOHN LEWIS IS MY HERO; TRUMP IS JUST A RACIST ZERO
NO TRUMP, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA
NO TRUMP, NO KKK, NO FASCIST USA
And don’t forget
Russia….
DONALD TRUMP IS PUTIN’S CHUMP
THE GOP, THE GOP, WHOLLY OWNED BY THE KGB
And the wall….
DONALD TRUMP IS PUTIN’S CHUMP
THE GOP, THE GOP, WHOLLY OWNED BY THE KGB
And the wall….
CAN’T BUILD A WALL, HANDS ARE TOO SMALL
BUILD A WALL AROUND TRUMP, I’LL PAY
Or the hair…
WE SHALL OVERCOMB
THERE WILL BE HELL TOUPEE
Or Twitter…
Or Twitter…
IMPEACH THE TWITTERING TWIT
Or the aggressive
sexism…
MAKE MYSOGYNY GREAT AGAIN
Or the immigrants,
with maybe a nod to Boradway's Hamilton:
IMMIGRANTS: WE GET THE JOB DONE
Have more ideas? Post them in the comments. And happy ruckusing. We should remember that Martin Luther King, Jr. had to march down a lot more dangerous roads than what is required of us. SHOW UP, Let's get the job done.
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