Demonstrations serve a useful function in a democracy â but only when they have clarity of purpose. That is not the case with the Women's March on Washington, which will be held in Washington, D.C., the day after Donald Trump is sworn in. Instead the march is shaping up to be a feel-good exercise in search of a cause.
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Arnon Grunberg is the author of the novels âThe Jewish Messiahâ and âTirza.â This essay was translated by Sam Garrett from the Dutch. A version of this op-ed appears in print on December 5, 2013, on page A35 of the New York edition with the headline: Why the Dutch Love Black Pete.