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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very curious to see what the turnout will be. Since the last one, two American citizens were executed by ICE, Trump has begun a war in the Middle East, sent the economy into a tailspin and so much more.

Need 12 million people to reach the 3.5% at which change is effected.

June 2025 was about 4 to 6 million and October was 5 to 7 million. [/quote]

That 3.5% threshold is just a magical theory. It does not have any basis in reality. You can cherry pick all sorts of conclusions based upon selective interpretations of data. This is threshold is not a scientific law of nature and it should be treated with skepticism. [/quote]

It’s a theory for sure. Not sure why you say it’s magical though. The point is that once a large enough percentage of the population objects, then those in power take notice and tend to adjust accordingly.

It’s not unreasonable to expect that Congress will realize that Trump is not the only master and that Americans want the constitution to be adhered to.

Which really shouldn’t even be something any American needs to protest for.  But here we are. [/quote]

That's not actually the theory though. The theory is in regard to participation in a general strike. Getting 3.5% of Americans to show up to a park to scream into the void will not inspire Congress to suddenly give AF.

Whereas getting 3.5% of Americans to stop spending money and showing up to work would bring the country and the economy to a halt. THAT is what would make Congress possibly start doing their jobs.

Poster protests do not scare those in power. An economic stoppage would. But Americans are a selfish and cowardly people. Posters give boomer white women the feeling of activism without having to actually do something of consequence. [/quote]
And your snarking on the internet does even less. The rest of us will be out there trying to do something.[/quote]

My snarking will have literally the same affect—none at all. Yours is worse because you'll tell yourself you did something rather than, you know, actually doing something. [/quote]

IDK why folks think that these protests are one-off events. You bring folks in, you build support, you organize to take actions between the protests, etc. It's clear many of you are neither familiar with history or have taken action to create change, whether in your community, state, or national level. [/quote]

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