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Democrats are old. Both rank and file, and leadership.

Positively geriatric.

So? Why is that significant?

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Anonymous wrote:Really poor attendance was quite disappointing.

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They are talking about Trump's birthday parade.

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That's quite a lot of anti-Trump parades. There seems to be at least a couple in every state.

“No thrones, no crowns, no kings.”

As of reporting, the group expects around 1,800 rallies to take place on Saturday, with events planned in all 50 states but not Washington, D.C. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that anyone protesting the Army’s parade “will be met with very big force.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-of-no-kings-protests-planned-nationwide-saturday-in-response-to-trumps-military-parade-172742807.html

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

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.

It reminded Trump and his sycophants that many many Americans are paying attention and are angry. This is a democracy so it matters what the people think.

Np here. I hate being so cynical, but we no longer live in a country where it matters what the people think. In normal times, leaders would see massive protests and offer some semblance of compromise or reassurance. If for no other reason, fear of not being re-elected. But the gop somehow does not seem concerned about future elections. The protests were great, but we need to follow that up with lasting changes. Get off of meta, X, Amazon. Don’t give money to red states, etc. Protesters need to be persistent. We need to fill McPherson Square with 500 protesters at all times, for starters. The press needs to stop giving them the coverage/attention they want and call them out on every lie, every time. The protests are a good start, but it should be a catalyst for resistance - not a one and done.

There were 5 million Americans at 6 protest this weekend, 2% of the population. And almost double the protest numbers of May.

If our government refuses to listen, imagine what the July protests will look like. Or August.

THEY DO NOT CARE. Why don't you people get this?

Because I'm not a nihilist.

Yes, they see. They are not blind. And they really really care.

Then we fundamentally disagree. On my end, it looks like y'all had fun, but it didn’t move the people with actual power one millimeter. Nothing changed because effective protest requires certain ingredients that this kind of protest very specifically and intentionally does not have. If they actually threatened power in any way, they would not be allowed to happen.

We're building something here. All the pieces matter.

This is a great example, from an article about the weekend:

"One young man I spoke to, the child of undocumented immigrants, teared up when he talked about the fear in his home—his parents afraid to go to work, neighbors afraid to go to the grocery store, everyone afraid of being literally dragged away. He too wore an American flag like a cape. “Mostly I’m afraid to think about the future,” he told me. “But being here? I feel a little better. I know I’m not alone.”

It's not about just this weekends protests. It's about what's next, what builds, etc.

Alright. Let's chat in 6 months when you all are still doing nothing more than meeting up to look at each other's signs and go home. Heck, we can chat in 3 years when Trump has disappeared countless more people, stochastic terrorism is an everyday occurrence, and the Supreme Court has named him God King forever and evermore, and y'all are still building to something with your damn signs.

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

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.

It reminded Trump and his sycophants that many many Americans are paying attention and are angry. This is a democracy so it matters what the people think.

Np here. I hate being so cynical, but we no longer live in a country where it matters what the people think. In normal times, leaders would see massive protests and offer some semblance of compromise or reassurance. If for no other reason, fear of not being re-elected. But the gop somehow does not seem concerned about future elections. The protests were great, but we need to follow that up with lasting changes. Get off of meta, X, Amazon. Don’t give money to red states, etc. Protesters need to be persistent. We need to fill McPherson Square with 500 protesters at all times, for starters. The press needs to stop giving them the coverage/attention they want and call them out on every lie, every time. The protests are a good start, but it should be a catalyst for resistance - not a one and done.

There were 5 million Americans at 6 protest this weekend, 2% of the population. And almost double the protest numbers of May.

If our government refuses to listen, imagine what the July protests will look like. Or August.

THEY DO NOT CARE. Why don't you people get this?

Because I'm not a nihilist.

Yes, they see. They are not blind. And they really really care.

Then we fundamentally disagree. On my end, it looks like y'all had fun, but it didn’t move the people with actual power one millimeter. Nothing changed because effective protest requires certain ingredients that this kind of protest very specifically and intentionally does not have. If they actually threatened power in any way, they would not be allowed to happen.

We're building something here. All the pieces matter.

This is a great example, from an article about the weekend:

"One young man I spoke to, the child of undocumented immigrants, teared up when he talked about the fear in his home—his parents afraid to go to work, neighbors afraid to go to the grocery store, everyone afraid of being literally dragged away. He too wore an American flag like a cape. “Mostly I’m afraid to think about the future,” he told me. “But being here? I feel a little better. I know I’m not alone.”

It's not about just this weekends protests. It's about what's next, what builds, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Libs, thank you and congrats! Due to your efforts we still have no kings in the USA.

I love how all you can do is parrot the lame joke from your dear leader. Still awaiting the new set of messaging from Fox News, huh?

Right, because “No Kings” demonstrates intellectual depth and reflects a deep grounding in reality…. Give me a break.

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Anonymous wrote:Libs, thank you and congrats! Due to your efforts we still have no kings in the USA.

I love how all you can do is parrot the lame joke from your dear leader. Still awaiting the new set of messaging from Fox News, huh?

Anonymous wrote:Libs, thank you and congrats! Due to your efforts we still have no kings in the USA.

Anonymous wrote:I'm from Leesburg. I went to our No Kings protest and was pleasantly surprised that 1700+ people came out (I think it was more like 2k because they also lined the streets). One of the speakers was Michael Fanone, a former Capitol Police officer who was on duty Jan 6 and was attacked. He was a powerful speaker. He had tears in his eyes talking about Jan 20 of this year watching Trump pardon the people who had given him a TBI and heart attack.

What was interesting was the number of Republicans against Trump signs I saw. I also saw a sign that said something like here to right my wrong from November 5. I spoke to the guy and he's a 3-time Trump voter who realized the error he made. So, I guess my takeaway is that people ARE waking up. There are many MAGA who are too far gone, but there are others who can be swayed.

The No Kings protests taught us one thing: there are more of us than them.

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

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.

It reminded Trump and his sycophants that many many Americans are paying attention and are angry. This is a democracy so it matters what the people think.

Np here. I hate being so cynical, but we no longer live in a country where it matters what the people think. In normal times, leaders would see massive protests and offer some semblance of compromise or reassurance. If for no other reason, fear of not being re-elected. But the gop somehow does not seem concerned about future elections. The protests were great, but we need to follow that up with lasting changes. Get off of meta, X, Amazon. Don’t give money to red states, etc. Protesters need to be persistent. We need to fill McPherson Square with 500 protesters at all times, for starters. The press needs to stop giving them the coverage/attention they want and call them out on every lie, every time. The protests are a good start, but it should be a catalyst for resistance - not a one and done.

There were 5 million Americans at 6 protest this weekend, 2% of the population. And almost double the protest numbers of May.

If our government refuses to listen, imagine what the July protests will look like. Or August.

THEY DO NOT CARE. Why don't you people get this?

Because I'm not a nihilist.

Yes, they see. They are not blind. And they really really care.

Then we fundamentally disagree. On my end, it looks like y'all had fun, but it didn’t move the people with actual power one millimeter. Nothing changed because effective protest requires certain ingredients that this kind of protest very specifically and intentionally does not have. If they actually threatened power in any way, they would not be allowed to happen.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.