Hi Friend,

I hope you'll take the time to read the whole letter below, from Dr. Cornel West and myself, and consider what lies before us as we face an embittered fascist movement in this country and the need to unite with moral clarity and pledge to halt their cruel program. Then please give towards the Refuse Fascism year-end fundraising goal:

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For humanity,
Coco Das
Co-Editor of RefuseFascism.org

Friend,

Biden won. Trump lost. Millions of people overcame obstacles and voted in record numbers to remove Trump and Pence from power. This is a victory we must stand on to get these fascists out of the White House and bring their fascist movement to a halt.

With your donation to Refuse Fascism at the end of this tumultuous year, you are pledging your continued determination to stop an American fascism that imperils the people of the world and the earth itself.

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This year we saw the Trump/Pence fascist regime on a rampage, wantonly killing a quarter of a million people from a murderous COVID response and whipping up rabid white supremacist violence, but we also saw millions rise up in a beautiful and righteous rebellion after the horrific police murder of George Floyd, demonstrating the power we have in the streets to change the terms of debate and put the forces of oppression on the defensive. This power must be marshaled against a virulent fascist movement that has been cohered and hardened over the last four years under the leadership of Donald Trump.

Trump still dominates the airwaves with his unhinged audacity, turning an election that was decisive into a debate and poisoning his followers with dangerous lies about voter fraud. Almost 74 million people voted for this fascist program of hate and bigotry, with tens of millions of them fully rejecting objective truth, evidence, and science. White supremacist and Christian fascists hold seats of power in government agencies, the federal courts, the Supreme Court, and Congress. Relying on the normal channels that were being shredded by this regime since they came to power – even with his electoral defeat – has not addressed the deep crimes of the Trump/Pence regime or rooted out this fascist movement. Fascists can and have come back from defeat, and when they do they are stronger, more prepared, and more filled with vengeance.

Refuse Fascism formed in December of 2016 with this mission: to build a movement of people coming from diverse perspectives, united in our recognition that the Trump/Pence Regime poses a catastrophic danger to humanity and the planet, and that it is our responsibility to drive them from power through non-violent protests that grow every day until our demand is met. We raised the slogan In the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America, and we hit the streets, protesting every outrage, standing up to fascist thugs, and going to court to fight vengeful prosecutions of non-violent civil disobedience.

For almost four years, Refuse Fascism has been leading people to fully confront the problem of Trump’s Make America Great Again fascist program of white supremacy, misogyny, and xenophobia, and to embrace their power and responsibility to stop this vicious American fascism. With our ubiquitous signs and banners, we have brought this unequivocal message into the public debate and the public square, offering a split screen to the world of two futures facing off – one of fascist consolidation and a nightmare for humanity – or one in which humanity has a chance to thrive because we acted to stop a fascist America.

By continuing to unite, organize, and mobilize people into a mass movement against fascism, by digging more deeply into understanding the roots of this fascism through forums, interviews, and debates with scholars and activists, and by spreading A Pledge to the People of the World – an historic moral and political statement and tool for organizing networks of resistors from every corner of society, Refuse Fascism is the organization taking responsibility to build up a non-violent force of millions that can actually drive this fascism out of society.

Getting Trump’s hands off the levers of power is a great thing for humanity, but it is only the beginning. With moral clarity and strategic nerve, we must not let this regime – in the White House or “in exile” – do any more damage. Take the pledge to the people of the world to refuse to accept a fascist America, and back up your pledge with your generous donation to Refuse Fascism.

It will not be soon enough that the Trump/Pence regime is gone from the White House, and they must never be allowed to come back. But we cannot let down our guard or go to sleep. So many lives still hang in the balance. The future is unwritten, and we must be the ones to write it. Please give generously to this great cause.

For humanity,

Coco Das

Cornel West

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