Swansea Socialist Party members
“I want to sign that petition. Trump thinks he’s ‘king of the world’, and he can do what he likes’. That was the response of a young college student within one minute of setting up our Socialist Party campaign stall on 17 January.
Swansea city centre can be notoriously quiet in January, with people with little money about to donate to our campaigns after Christmas. But we had a cracking stall, with lots of young people stopping to speak to us about campaigning to ‘Stop Trump’s global wars’.
College, uni students, and young workers were angry at Trump’s warmongering. And his authoritarian use of ICE troops to kill and attack local protesters and ordinary workers. Some said they were socialists, while others weren’t sure, but wanted to find out more about our ideas and programme.
What can we do about Trump, and how do we stop this happening over here? Young people are understandably worried about war, dictatorial leaders like Trump causing global havoc, and their own future under capitalism.
Our Socialist Party stalls play a vital role in highlighting these issues. But, more importantly, they offer a socialist solution, urging young people to join our party.
