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Clearly the No Kings protests struck a nerve. They sent a message and it appears it was received. [/quote]

I get the purpose behind the protests...but honestly...aside from making you feel better, what did it really solve? Sure, it proved that you did what you have the right to do...protest. But the protests are over and tomorrow it's back to work. Back to school.

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It proved there's a massive, organized resistance.  Millions of people are willing to risk standing up to a wanna be dictator.  What do you think should happen instead?[/quote]

No it didn't lol. You got a lot of people to show up and wave some signs. You didn't resist anything. Everything you protested against will continue, unobstructed and entirely unaffected by these peotests. Getting people to show up and wave a sign around on a Saturday is very very different from actively resisting anything.

You guys got a lot of nice pictures and made Trump sad. That's it. [/quote]

HAHA. Sore loser. Our party was HUGE and everyone, everywhere, in every state wanted to go -- Went! I am sorry people were too embarrassed (or disgusted) to go to Trump's birthday bash.[/quote]

Not a Trumpty Dump. I just don't see these protests effectuating anything. I want to see actual resistance, not comparisons of crowd size. [/quote]

In order to build resistance, you have to educate people and get them to feel a part of a community and something bigger than themselves.[/quote]

Sure, but at some point you also have to *do something* too. Lot of folks seem satisfied to stay at the community building/social media end of things. How many of the millions who showed up to take pictures and wave signs are going to go home and actively organize within their communities? How many are actively working to form mutual aid groups or organize their workplace? How many are actively working toward a general strike? I'll tell you—I'm at the meetings and it's not many.

I'm frankly sick and tired of seeing American resistance start and end at these damn sign parties. And then you all get self congratulatory afterward about crowd sizes, like you actually frickin did something. You didn't do anything. You saw all the people. You waved your signs. You felt good about yourselves. Now go DO something! Don't just sit on your ass until the next sign party or until it's time to vote. [/quote]

I am.working on some actual cases so I think I meet your definition of doing something.

And I still value the protests! The more support the better. The more camaraderie the better. Strength in numbers!

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