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[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

What are they doing, besides complaining about it?

What is a protest but a whole lot of people gathering to "complain about it?" Nothing actually gets done, nothing is decided, nothing changes. You just let the other side know how you feel. If all the Left has is No Kings, then we've already lost. No Kings is a DEMONSTRATION of our numbers, it is not a solution in itself. It's only meant to scare them with our increasing strength.

Non-protesters are home doing doing the exact same things that No Kings protesters are doing when they're not at a quarterly No Kings protest. They are keeping up with what's going on, speaking out every day, in every way possible, posting on line, engaging their family, friends, and co-workers in conversations, spreading the word, giving people alternate information from the Conservative Propaganda Machine, making people understand that they aren't alone, contacting their elected representatives, etc.

You'd better hope that there are a LOT more committed supporters staying in their homes, because if all the Dems had was No Kings protesters to vote for them, then the election would be 2% Dem, and 98% MAGA.

[-] moustachio@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Is there any effort at the No Kings protests to encourage people to get armed and trained to protect their communities should the need arise?

Militias and Firearms are enshrined in the constitution—it doesn’t need to be a right only thing.

[-] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

my local rapid response network gave a pretty good talk.

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