Violent threats and violence itself has invaded the political life of the country. The irony is that is the main promoter of violence (and insurrection) – Trump and the MAGA movement – claim that Democrats are responsible for the outbreak and normalization of violence in our day to day political life.
That’s turning reality on its head. It’s also the political method and language of a neofascist movement. Scary for sure, but it should also be motivation for each of us to resist this dangerous trend at the ballot box, first of all, next week.
Written by
Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
