In DC, a communist was sucker-punched by a Bernie supporter for saying ‘America was never great’. In Portland, anarchists broke windows at an anti-Trump rally and liberals started a fundraiser to replace them. And in Austin, the police have arrested at least 8 at anti-Trump protests since the election, brutalized some so badly that they had to get surgery, while ‘pacifist’ liberals cheered on the police and even helped them arrest anti-Trump communists. From denial of support to rhetorical attacks to collaborating with cops against them to direct physical violence, 'anti-Trump’ liberals seem to be fighting harder against communists and anarchists who oppose Trump than they are against Trump and his supporters.

Why is this? The way I see it, it’s because class interests trump political views most of the time. Though liberalism, as the ruling ideology of capitalist society, is found among everyone to some extent (even the most committed communists), it is strongest among well-off white people. They’re the most offended by 'America was never great’ because America’s been pretty great for them. But we also see some oppressed-nations people embrace liberalism because they want to gain power and wealth for themselves within white supremacy.

It doesn’t matter that liberals claim to detest everything Trump stands for; consciously or not, they feel a lot more threatened by communism than they do by fascism. They care more about anarchists breaking store windows than cops breaking protesters’ necks because one is an attack on their interests while another is in defense of their interests. While liberals may try to work within the system to stop Trump, no matter how horrible his words and actions they won’t condone rebellion.

And make no mistake about it: rebellion is the only way you can really oppose Trump and what he stands for and destroy the conditions that give birth to Trumps.