Trump and NFL Players
During a recent public appearance President Donald Trump called for National Football League owners to fire players who kneeled in protest during the national anthem, saying “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he’s fired?”
Trump’s statement was not an off-the-cuff remark but part of a conscious effort to whip up fascistic elements to violently suppress political opposition with the backing of the police and the military. What are the social roots of police violence, and what is the way forward in the struggle against it? What role do racism and nationalism play in the political maneuvers of the Trump administration, and which social interests does it represent? Is there a danger of fascism today in the United States of America?
In the Aztec Student Union, 2nd Floor, Room Metztli.