In Episode 57 [8] of the CounterVortex podcast [9], Bill Weinberg makes the odious but essential case for a tactical vote [11] to defeat Trumpism, a political phenomenon that represents an updated variant of fascism [12]. This alone will not be sufficient, as Trump will almost certainly not leave office willingly, but attempt to cling to power by any means. If he succeeds, we could be at the moment Italy experienced in 1922 [13], and Germany in 1933 [14]. Biden is a domesticated Beltway mediocrity, and even if he wins the country is still going to be in deep crisis. A mass movement strong enough to defeat Trump's power-grab could also be strong enough to press its offensive against Biden, and wrest concessions to a progressive agenda—or even (much more ambitiously) begin to build parallel power. But it begins with defeating Trump, and this must mean a sound electoral defeat as well as mass mobilization in the streets.
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