Tom CZarnik, a member of the PDR Posse, called into our Politics Done Right morning show recently to detail what we need to do to defeat Trump and Trumpism.
Caller with a recipe to defeat Trump.
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Summary
Tom Zarnick’s call urges listeners to escalate beyond traditional marches by preparing for a coordinated, non‑violent general strike that can paralyze the economy if Donald Trump triggers authoritarian measures. Drawing on Thoreau, Gandhi, and King, he stresses disciplined resistance, warns of potential martial law under the Insurrection Act, and outlines “Operation Monkey Wrench,” a strategy of peaceful but disruptive non‑cooperation. The host embraces the plan and highlights even conservative writers’ growing alarm as proof that such action is necessary.
- General strike as next step: Tom argues that withholding labor and commerce will exert real pressure where symbolic protest cannot.
- Non‑violent lineage: He grounds the tactic in the moral tradition of civil disobedience championed by Thoreau, Gandhi, and MLK.
- Insurrection Act concerns: The caller anticipates Trump declaring martial law, making organized, peaceful mass action essential.
- “Operation Monkey Wrench”: Drawing inspiration from the French Resistance, Tom proposes non‑violent sabotage—misdirecting authorities, refusing cooperation, and disrupting communications.
- Broader consensus building: The host cites columnist David Brooks’s recent endorsement of civic uprising as evidence that resistance is transcending ideological lines.
From a progressive vantage, Tom’s blueprint embodies proactive solidarity against creeping authoritarianism. By marrying labor power to disciplined non‑violence, the strategy routs cynicism, centers working‑class agency, and affirms that multiracial democracy can—and must—be defended through collective economic leverage rather than isolated outrage.
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