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This is as positive a message for progressive change as I can think of, and it’s badly needed in a country with tens of millions of people who support or tolerate a reactionary political culture of narcissism, bigotry, extreme-individualism, discrimination, and class prejudice against the working class and poor."</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485273692126_3358"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485273692126_3359" dir="ltr"><a class="enhancr2_b6c1b0ce-56b6-916e-d361-2ffc31c6380f" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485273692126_3381" href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/24/reflections-on-dc-promises-and-pitfalls-in-the-anti-trump-uprising/">Reflections on DC: Promises and Pitfalls in the Anti-Trump Uprising</a></div><div><br></div><div class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style img-overlay-selected" id="enhancr2_b6c1b0ce-56b6-916e-d361-2ffc31c6380f" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" dir="ltr" contenteditable="false" data-size="medium" data-type="yenhancr" data-embed-url="" data-category="article" data-url="http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/24/reflections-on-dc-promises-and-pitfalls-in-the-anti-trump-uprising/"> <a class="yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1485273692126_3410" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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