John,
Authoritarians thrive on fear. They demand obedience, silence, and
reverence. But history tells us something wild and thrilling: they crumble
when we laugh.
From the court jesters of empires to the street clowns of Otpor! in
Serbia, to Pussy Riot’s guerrilla punk in Putin’s Russia—ridicule has
always been a weapon of resistance.^1 Because no matter how many guns or
judges a strongman commands, history shows he can’t survive being made a
joke.^2
^An anonymous artist created a drag meme of Putin that he tried to
ban—only making it more iconic worldwide.
Trump knows it. That’s why he’s marching through D.C. on his birthday in a
puffed-up parade straight out of a dictator’s handbook. But we’re not
clapping—we’re clowning.
[ [link removed] ]On June 14, Kick Out The Clowns will bring grassroots street circuses
to cities across the country to mock Trump's regime and show who really
holds the power.
Take me to the circus >>>
Ridicule has toppled dictators, humiliated fascists, and ignited
movements. It’s time we use it again.
— Women’s March
^1 Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals (New York: Random House, 1971)
^2 “To Defy a Dictator, Send in the Clowns,” Berggruen Institute
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