Slate - "Five Things Americans Can Do to Beat Trump - Advice for the Opposition"
by Yascha Mounk
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_good_fight/2017/02/five_things_americans_can_do_to_beat_trump.html
The last weeks have brought some cheering news: Many Americans are determined to defend their democracy against Donald Trump.
But even as protesters gear up to do battle for the republic, there has been a lot of debate about just how to wage the good fight. Should we focus on opposing particular policies or on standing up for democratic norms? And should we keep pointing out how abnormal Trump is or treat him like an ordinary political opponent?
These debates have helped to clarify our options. But they are now in danger of distracting us from the task at hand. Some forms of protest are unacceptable. So long as peaceful resistance to Trump is possible, there is no justification for violence. The leftists who are defending black bloc tactics because they have fantasized about growing up to be Che Guevara since they were little kids are the best allies Trump can hope for. But while violent protest should be beyond the pale, there is no one mode of opposition—and no one winning strategy.
American civil society is very diverse. Different people oppose this administration for different reasons and are motivated by different goals. It’s inevitable that their fight will take on different forms, too.
Five main strategies have been suggested in the last months. At times, they have been portrayed as standing in opposition to each other. But they are actually complementary. Every opponent of Trump’s rule should feel free to choose the mode of engagement that best suits his or her own skills and passions. What matters is that, collectively, they engage in all of them.
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(The five things (lots of text - worth reading) - Don't Normalize, Protest, Grow the grass roots, Build Coalitions, Offer Visions for a Better Future)