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What comes next? Well, voting in November, but possibly another No Kings protest in the summer
7 upvotes, 3 comments. Sidechat link post by Anonymous in US Politics. "What comes next?
Well, voting in November, but possibly another No Kings protest in the summer"

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Anonymous 32w

I’m simultaneously the kind of leftist who criticizes the No Kings protests for being aimless pressure-release valves, and also the kind of guy who goes to all of them to promote political organizations I’m in to the other attendees.

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Anonymous replying to -> cheese_of_the_world_unite 32w

That last part of your comment is the reason for these protests. Building support networks with other organizations with common goals. The point is the organizing of people who agree things need to be better. Protests alone do nothing. It’s what happens behind the scenes and after the fact. It’s drilling people on how to organize mass movements. Which is hard.

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Anonymous replying to -> cheese_of_the_world_unite 32w

I’ve talked with and observed a number of people who didn’t think much of the NK protests they attended. They tend to find other small groups or find another means of contribution so there’s positive effect on people who don’t like the performative nature of it all. The best thing of going to the protests is the reassurance that there’s a vast array of people across age groups who think this administration needs tossed out.

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