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Federal government representatives are calling the Democratic party terrorists on national television. There will be something, but it won't be an organized political party. The Republicans will not cede power peacefully ever again. I honestly can't tell you what that will look like because I didn't know how much Americans will put up with, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that Republicans will not give up federal power without violence. They are already actively violent.
They certainly are, I agree! But they’re cowards.
Republicans only want to fight the weakest opponents, in rigged matches, and they still gotta cheat. Even a little resistance, when we stand together, dissolves their cotton candy confidence.
I was lucky enough to see a small piece of what that kind of resistance looks like on Sunday after canvassing. The organizers did us a solid and got us into a rally in queens that was packed. The energy was really encouraging, especially seeing all the other volunteers and various groups that are actually showing up, to help and to fight. It mirrors a lot of the grassroots movements and community building popping up in many cities and towns across the country.
It’s encouraging because it illustrates victory directly. Standing up for each other in spite of those threats of violence is courage, and historically that’s the strongest “antifa weapon” we know, because fascism can only lose wherever courage remains.