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WASHINGTON, DC – Soon after President Donald Trump he took his oath of office Across town from the US Capitol, John Delacruz, 31, a Filipino-American local nurse, from another corner of the nation's capital, Meridian Hill from 16th Street NW, joined the drumbeat , songs, signs and conversations left. less ambiguity about convention-oriented views.
One man held up a pre-made sign, “SOCIALISM OVER FACISM!” Below the message, the name of the organization that paid for the production of the sign: Democratic Socialists of America.
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A pre-made green neon sign read: “WORKERS' RIGHTS AND PEOPLE IN NEED. NOT WARS AND GENOCED,” printed on the “Peoples Power Assembly,”
Another slogan, “FIGHT TRUMP'S AGENDA,” had a small description of the Freedom Road Socialist Movement.
Filipino-American nurse John Delacruz expressed his support for socialism (Asra Nomani, Pearl Project)
A pre-printed sign carried by a group of protesters read: “WORKERS SHOULD HAVE THE POWER, NOT BILLIONS!” Under it, the Socialism and Freedom Party took credit.
“I am proud to identify myself as a socialist organization that supports socialist organizations,” Delacruz told me without hesitation. “I believe it is the future of humanity and the right side of history. Well, the 'left' if you will,” he added with a laugh.
But you wouldn't know that from the media's so-called professional “opposition” to Trump, and the Guardian. report It's just that “anti-Trump protests swept the world on inauguration day.” Just an American word to explain protesters as “anti-Trump” and NBC News writes that “progressive groups” held marches around the country – not a word for self-evident socialist dreams for many groups.
Nearby, three winter-clad activists carried a blue and red Puerto Rican flag, also waving aloft. It had the name, Diaspora Pa'lante Collective, advocating Puerto Rican independence—and a socialist government to lead it.
A man and a woman wearing black masks dramatically pushed a fake guillotine, bearing the ominous message: “COME AND GET THE SUM.”
Lacy MacAuley has described herself as a dissident and expressed her support for socialism (Asra Nomani, Pearl Project)
This was not a gathering of hobbyists. Among them was Medea Benjamin, the wealthy co-founder of Code Pink, who walks around with a heart-shaped sign painted in hot pink.
“The media doesn't give a full and honest account of movements like this,” Delacruz told me. “It has the purpose of supporting the state of the capitalist system, if you will. If we believe that socialism is the opposite of capitalism, of course, it will not cover it. I think it will say anti – Trump protesters from a variety of different organizations, but I highly doubt that they will go along with the specific calls and demands that we have.
It is important to understand these requirements. The groups here weren't just protesting Trump—they were promoting socialism, Marxism and communism. Many organizations also have pro-Russian sentiments, based on the propaganda culture that the Soviet Union pioneered: agitprop. Short for “confusion and propaganda,” agitprop combines political messages with action to mobilize and mobilize. I call protests like this “acts of agitprop.”
Journalists I spoke to at the conference admitted that they rarely identify the groups behind the protests. “The audience doesn't really understand socialism,” one reporter told me. “They obey when they hear the word.” It is easy to reduce activists to a point of view that readers can understand.
On the night of the protest, I stayed up until three in the morning, researching the opinions of 205 groups across the country involved in the January 20 protest, as part of reporting on the Pearl Project, a project of the non-profit research report I founded. Mine the exam: 27 were Palestinians, Muslims, Arabs, or Muslims; 63 self-identified socialist; and 115 fell into what I call “close” categories.
The protest industry is a complex and often ambiguous network of organizations, financial resources and ideological projects that work together to organize demonstrations, create public narratives and influence political outcomes, such as activism. active “agitprop”. It is important to understand this ecosystem because it reveals the motivations, alliances and strategies that drive what often appears to be a spontaneous process.
A walk through Meridian Hill Park revealed these plans clearly. Group slogans advocated socialism and imperialism in countries like the Philippines, South Korea, Venezuela, Cuba—and here in the US.
Rather than being isolated events, protests are often coordinated efforts which includes global players, local chapters, and major financial support. With the Pearl Project, I intend to investigate and expose the practices of this industry – to identify the players, track their finances and analyze their impact. By shedding light on how the protests are organized and supported, positioning themselves as “opposition” to the Trump administration, I hope to provide transparency and equip the public with a deeper understanding of the forces shaping the debate. of politics and political action.
A walk through Meridian Hill Park revealed these plans clearly. The slogans of the groups advocated socialism and imperialism in countries like the Philippines, South Korea, Venezuela, Cuba—and here in the US. Their supporters did not hide their intentions.
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The “supporters” of the 205 clubs across the country do not hide their intentions. Based in Salt Lake City, “Mormons Hope for a Better World” it says it is “committed to fighting racism, intersectional feminism, Trans and Queer liberation, disability justice, individual bodily autonomy, reproductive justice, socialism, anti-imperialism and decolonization.” The leaders of Qiao Collectivethe media says it wants to “be a bridge between the US left and China's rich Marxist, political work and anti-imperialist thinking.” The “Project for a Revolutionary Marxist International” it has its own purpose in its name.
As the march moved from 16th Street NW onto Massachusetts Avenue NW, Lacy MacAuley, 46, became a prime location for the cameras. Dressed in a disco outfit for a nearby “dance protest,” she wore a mask over her glasses that read: “TRUMP IS NOT REAL.”
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“I am an anarchist,” he said with a smile. “I show myself as one person. That means I question and oppose the hierarchy and the rule of people over others.” While MacAuley criticized socialism as often being “too central,” he added, “It thinks in the right direction.”
At the end of the day, the protest ended in Dupont Circle. The smell of marijuana lingered in the air as the protesters dispersed. One guest shoved his sign into the trash can, its message still: “WE'RE OPEN ON TIME.”
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