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Warren J. Blumenfeld

Trump and the MAGA Movement of “No”

No NATO, No United Nations, No World Health Organization
No Commitment to the International Criminal Court
No Commitment to the Allies of the US
No Commitment to Liberal Democracy
No Commitment to Any Nation’s National Sovereignty
No Limits to the Amount of Extortion of Other Countries’ Resources
No Free Trade or Economic Cooperation with Our Trading Partners
No Limits to Threats of Imposing Economic Hardships on Allies
No Foreign Aid
No Ethical or Effective Intelligence Gathering Operations
No Ethical Leadership of Any Kind
No Abortion
No Federal Funding of Reproductive Healthcare Clinics
No National Healthcare Plan
No Appropriate and Quick Response to Public Health Emergencies
No Commitment to Public Health
No Trust in Science
No Funding of Institutions for Scientific Research
No Dedication to Federal Workers’ Job Security
No Dedication to Expertise and Professionalism in the Hiring and Running of Governmental Agencies
No Trust in the Leadership of the US Military
No Paid Parental Leave
No National Childcare Plan and No Eldercare Plan
No Permission or Acceptance to Diversity Inclusion and Equity Programs
No Knowing about Race in Schools and Society
No Knowing about Gender in Schools and Society
No Knowing about Sexuality in Schools and Society
No Knowing of “Hard” US History
No Commemoration of History and Pride Months
No Reading of Books They Deem “Controversial”
No Commitment to Bilingual Education Programs
No Commitment to Special Education Programs
No Commitment to the Federal Department of Education
No Commitment to Following Judicial Decisions They Oppose
No Commitment to the Systems of Checks and Balances between the Three Separate Branches of Government
No Limits on the Power of the Executive Branch of Government
No Commitment to the Rule of Law

No Right to Protest against MAGA Policies

No Commitment to or Respect for the Free Press
No Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples
No Foster Care or Adoptions by LGBTQ People
No Public Accommodations for Transgender People
No Gender Affirming Medical Procedures for Transgender People
No Transgender Athletes
No Sex or Gender Outside the Binary of “Male” and “Female”
No Commitment to Any Person’s Bodily Autonomy
No Commitment to or Appreciation of Individuals’ Self-Identities Definitions
No Separation of “Church & State” by reaffirming and strengthening a Patriarchal Christian   White Heteronationalist Supremacist Foundation of Government
No Consumer Protections
No Labor Unions & No Collective Bargaining
No Guaranteed Federal Minimum Hourly or Annual Wage
No Commitment to the Federal Department of Energy
No Limits on Fossil Fuel Emissions
No Limits on Gas & Oil Drilling, Mining, & Deforestation
No Commitment to Maintaining a National Park System
No Cleaning of the Environment
No Commitment to Clean Energy Sources

No Right to Drink Clean Water, Breathe Clean Air, Eat Safely Inspected Food

No Right to Challenge Corporate Price Fixing

No Commitment to the Ethical Treatment of Animals
No Gun Restrictions of Any Kind
No Black & Brown Immigrants & No Immigration Reform
No Path to Citizenship for Black & Brown Undocumented Immigrants
No Police Reform
No Commitment to Civil and Human Rights
No Public Safety Net Programs of Any Kind
No Reductions on Student Loan Debt
No Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
No Reduction in Prescription Drug Prices
No Voting Rights & No GOP Limits on Gerrymandering
No Trust in the Electorate to Make Informed Decisions
No Trust in and Validation of Elections Unless Republicans Win
No Equitable & Fair Tax Policies
No Narrowing of the Massive Income & Wealth Gaps
No Commitment to Ensuring Affordable Housing and Solving Problems of Homelessness
No Social Security, No Medicare, No Medicaid, No SNAP Programs
No Government Regulations on Business & Industry
No Prosecution of Capitol Insurrectionists & of Any Republicans
No Commitment to the Constitution of the United States of America
No Commitment to Following the “Two Term” Limit for the President of the United States
No Commitment to Birthright Citizenship
No Commitment to the National Postal Service
No Accountability of Federal Agencies
No Ethics, No Truth, No Facts, No Decency
No Desire to Govern Even When They Have the Power to Do So
No Commitment to Democracy
No Real Commitment to We the People of the United State and to the World Community

The Democrats, Independents, and non-MAGA Republicans must tell their story, the highlights as well of the items they need to improve. They must also tell the truth that the only thing the MAGA Republicans will do and say is “No.”

About the Author
Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld is the author of God, Guns, Capitalism, and Hypermasculinity: Commentaries on the Culture of Firearms in the United States, Author of The What, The So What, and The Now What of Social Justice Education, Co-Editor of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice.