A few weeks ago I reported how Michael Moore had scared the dickens out of us with his prediction that Donald Trump was going to become the next President of the United States. Horrors! As might be expected, MM did not utter his final word in that Tikkun article. Since that nightmarish prediction, he has produced another Tikkun piece that serves both as a warning and a remedy related to his grim prediction. He titled it, Five Ways to Make Sure Trump Loses. All five answers point in the same direction. It all depends what we have to do with who shows up on November 8thas well as who casts the millions of absentee ballots in advance of that fateful day. So here are Moore’s five directives slightly edited.
1. You are responsible for getting 50 people to the polls on November 8th.
There is nothing very complicated about that. You certainly have the names, address and phone numbers of that many acquaintances. So your job is to stay in touch with them, and see to it that they vote. As Moore puts it, be just as persistent as do the kids who get themselves and their teammates to soccer.
2. From today until November 8th you are the French Resistance.
These patriots knew that the Germans were coming, so all their energies had to be giving in generating a determined effort to stop them before they got to the city gates. As Moore put it, “No one in the French Resistance ever said, ‘I can’t blow up that Nazi train today because I might be coming down with a cold!’’ No excuses for slacking on this one
3. You must be supportive of the depressed voter.
We all know people who have given up on the system or who have bought the line that Hillary cannot be trusted, or who have been told that all American politics is bad, or who are considering voting for a third party. In some cases you may be reduced to listening to the position that since both major candidates are flawed, Trump is far more flawed and that closing your eyes and voting for Hillary is a necessary but sour choice. Keep in touch until the vote is nailed down. A consistent debunking of lies about Hillary is always in order. Some people you may know are still depressed because they worked hard for Bernie, and he didn’t make it in what was an unfair fight. Well OK, but the primary is over and we have what we have, so let’s not blow it because she wasn’t our first choice.
4. Hillary must stick Trump with a comedy shiv during the debates.
This one is a bit harder to decode. It relies on speechwriters like Amy Schumer or Chris Rock to come up with a good line that will reveal Hillary’s too-hidden sense of humor. It might come across a sarcastic or as ridicule, but it will no doubt get under Trump’s very thin skin.
5. (This suggestion by MM gets back to us) I hereby appoint you precinct captain in your neighborhood, school or at your place of work.
With a straight face you are to tell people that Michael Moore has named you.
So don’t rely on your local party. But if you are too shy for this more aggressive style, there are plenty o stamps to lick, letters to stuff and send and phone calls to make at your the local Democratic campaign office. But take the initiative. The best way to blow the election is to depend on someone else to get the vote out.
Well, there you have it. If you were terrified, or only slightly un-nerved by MMs previous article, here is the way to firm up your shaky knees.
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