Diverse Array

Entwined with the unprecedented turn of politics in a fascistic direction is the emergence of a broad people’s anti-fascist coalition that stretches from Angela Davis on the left to Never Trumpers on the right.

While it doesn’t — actually never does — develop fully formed, it brings together a diverse array of people and organizations that share, notwithstanding their differences, the political objective of defeating Trump and his fascist designs.

Said differently, it’s not a coalition of the left (although some on the left act as if it is) or a coalition of left and progressive activists (although some on the left believe it is) or a coalition of the left and the center. To narrow its reach is a prescription for defeat in November and beyond.

Of course, struggle within this broad and diverse coalition won’t cease. It would be politically harmful and unnatural if that were the case. But struggle should take place in the context of the unity imperative if we hope to defeat the fascist danger.

And yet, it strikes me that this rule of thumb hasn’t been fully digested by many on the left.