Now Is the Time: A Call to Action
We are past the moment of polite conversation. The velvet
gloves are off. Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, the Heritage Foundation, and
their oligarch backers have seized control of the levers of American power. The
coup is no longer hypothetical. It is in effect. Their blueprint for
dismantling democracy, Project 2025, is no longer a warning. It is a
playbook now being executed in real time.
They have captured the executive branch, packed the courts,
gutted oversight, and silenced civil servants. The opposition is fractured,
distracted, and timid. The press, though still breathing, is under relentless
assault. The Congress is neutered. The rule of law bends; soon, it will break.
This is not a drill.
Now is the time for action. Not tomorrow. Not next election
cycle. Now.
The Streets Must Speak
The first and most urgent response must come from the
people. Mass, sustained, nonviolent demonstrations, millions in the streets,
not for a weekend but for weeks, for months, must become the pulse of a
democracy refusing to die. Every city, every town square, every campus, every
courthouse must erupt in peaceful protest. Let the world see that Americans are
not all asleep. Let the would-be autocrats see that we are awake.
We must not wait for permission or perfect coordination. We
must organize where we can—and improvise where we must.
Economic Resistance
Next, we must strike at the heart of what fuels this regime:
corporate greed. Boycott the companies that enable autocracy, those that fund
extremist media, donate to MAGA politicians, and profit from deregulation and
chaos. We must build and circulate targeted boycott lists, demand
accountability from boardrooms, and withdraw our dollars from the oligarchs'
pockets.
Even more powerfully, we must strike. National strike days
must be declared, not once, but on a rolling basis. A day without work. A day
without profit. A day when the economy grinds to a halt because the people have
had enough. Small businesses, unions, freelancers, and gig workers all must
participate. It is the only language this power structure understands.
The Role of the Military: Stand or Fall
But perhaps most crucial is this: our last institutional
defense lies with the military. Trump has shown his willingness to purge
disloyal generals, to politicize the armed forces, and to transform our
soldiers into enforcers of a dictatorship.
But the military is not beholden to a man. It is sworn to
uphold the Constitution. Illegal orders, like firing generals for refusing to
violate democratic norms, must not be obeyed. Those in uniform must
remember their oath is not to Trump, not to Miller, not to any party or
faction, but to the republic itself.
If our generals and admirals stand firm, refuse to yield,
refuse to step down when unlawfully dismissed, refuse to turn their forces into
political tools, they may yet prevent the final collapse. If they do not, if
they falter, then the dream of America will perish. We will fall into the
permanent grip of authoritarian rule, and the world will follow.
This Is the Moment
This is not a moment to deliberate. It is not a moment for
partisan debate. This is the fork in the road: autocracy or resistance.
History is watching. The future is watching. Our children
and grandchildren will ask what we did when the Republic was dying.
Let the answer be: We rose. We fought. We won.
William James Spriggs
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