Dear MoveOn member,
We are watching what we never thought possible—the apparent transformation
of our democracy into a dictatorship (or, as Trump has promoted, a
monarchy with him as king).^1
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or
left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And
we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they're on.
You may be feeling helpless, powerless, and alone. But you are not. Most
Americans are as disgusted by this as you are. Trump and his billionaire
friends want us to feel helpless, powerless, and alone—because that's how
Trump will take over.
But tyranny cannot prevail over people who refuse to succumb to it.
And something is beginning to happen. Boycotts are taking hold. Protests
are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance
regime's popularity is plunging, and DOGE is losing credibility.
In these dark times, people are starting to fight back.
Ultimately, what happens to our country will come down to our own courage
and resolve: To engage in peaceful protest. To organize and mobilize
others. To work against hate and bigotry. To fight for justice and
democracy.
That's why I'm writing to you today to ask you to support MoveOn, an
organization I deeply admire and that has millions of members in every
corner of our country. MoveOn can reach, train, support, organize, and
communicate at a scale that is unparalleled in the progressive movement,
and it does so with cutting-edge technology. We need MoveOn in this
moment, now more than ever.
Will you join me in starting a monthly donation of $5 to
MoveOn to help them scale up their work to help bring about the downfall
of the Trump-Musk-Vance regime while building the grassroots movement to
build a better future for all of us? Your ongoing donation couldn't be
more important in these perilous times.
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Make no mistake: Trump, Vance, and Musk continue to be an indiscriminate
wrecking ball that has already caused major destruction and will continue
to harm our communities and weaken and isolate America. But their takeover
has been slowed.
Their plan was based on doing so much, so fast that the rest of us would
give in to negativity and despair. They want a dictatorship built on
hopelessness and fear.
That may have been the case initially, but we can take courage from the
green shoots of rebellion now appearing across America and the world.
Even so, the democracy movement now emerging will take years to rebuild
and strengthen what has been destroyed, and to fix the raging
inequalities, injustices, and corruption that led so many to vote for
Trump a second time.
Those of you who want the leaders of the Democratic Party to step up and
be heard are right, of course. But political parties do not lead. The
antiwar movement and the Civil Rights Movement didn't depend on the
Democratic Party for their successes. They depended on a mass mobilization
of all of us who accepted the responsibilities of being American.
More than 55 years ago, I participated in the resistance to the Vietnam
War—a resistance that ultimately ended the war and caused a once-powerful
president to resign. That resistance gave us courage we didn't even know
we had.
Today, we will prevail because we are relearning the basic truth—that we
are the leaders we've been waiting for.
Join me, and help support MoveOn's capacity to train, organize, and
communicate with millions of us all across the country to stop the
Trump-Musk-Vance regime and build a burgeoning America that serves all of
us. Donate $5 a month.
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immediately.
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It will be a very long and hard road forward. But we're on it together.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
Source:
1. "'Long Live the King': Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth
Social," The New York Times, February 23, 2025
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forward.
Will you start a monthly donation to sustain MoveOn's work to protect our
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