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Didn't even know this was happening... I would have gone if I knew. How does one even get information on protests? They seem to be heavily suppressed.
In Chicago, we have the Chicago Activism Hub where people post protests, gatherings, workshops, other activist events, etc. That's usually my go-to for determining when large protests like No Kings are happening.
Maybe you have a similar website hosted by an organization(s) from your state's largest city? Cities tend to be more Democratic and have more of that drive towards organizing.
You need to change your media diet. Here are a few recommendations:
The bottom line is that you're going to have to do a tiny bit of work to get plugged in to the resistance. Once you do, the protests and actions you care about will show up on your radar.
As shitty as they are, you probably need an Instagram profile. Then you “like” the anti-maga posts. My feed was pretty much full of No Kings stuff. I knew about the protests for a few months.
It’s not too late to join - No Kings has more events coming up.
In the meantime, your wallet is your strongest voice in the eyes of this administration. Think carefully about where you spend your hard earned money. A single day of avoiding Walmart and Amazon is not meaningful if you give them your money tomorrow.
Find local businesses that deserve your money and spend your money with them instead. Buy less and buy better quality items that last longer. Reduce consumerism and give homemade gifts or experiences instead of more junk nobody needs. Use lending libraries, swap groups, and other methods to reduce your contribution to the economy, which is frankly the only thing your government cares about.
I just googled it after the last one. Honestly though, I saw a lot less coverage on this one. I'm surprised that it was bigger.
Last year many articles were saying that if the protests hit 3% of the population Trump was done. Welp it’s happened, so what does his exit look like?
Otherwise this is performative bullshit while we need hard action.
(9 million ÷ 330 million) < 2.8%
340 million x 3% = 10.2 million
Math
Hard agree. Watch the same people sit out the midterns because on a single issue du jour again. Calling it now. Happy to be proven wrong.
IMO, by that time, oil prices will fall a bit (due to alternative sources, increased electric car use, more paying toll fees to Iran, and/or maybe, just maybe, more Americans cycling, walking, and using public transit), and/or many Americans will get used to the higher prices (the left because some of them like increased gas prices as a check on over-consumption, and MAGAts will not protest it, because Trump could punch a MAGAt in the face and he will say, "Thank you, Mister President. May I have another?").
Everyone forgot that there is a hidden big good function for protests more than just a good way to show unity
The hidden function is to enable people to be together so they can socialize, get to know each other, and brainstorm on what they can do together to make things better in some way. Brainstorming, doing, and collaborating united
Everybody in a protest getting things done is more effective than a protest where everyone is only just walking with signs
I suppose it also indicates a level of commitment.
e.g. it's one thing to post on some internet site, another to meet people IRL at a place of interest.
Right! For example I found out people are organizing like in Minneapolis for if/when ICE ramps up anything here. There were people handing out cards with a number to call to report ICE activity and others organizing to help affected families. Respect to Minneapolis for being a model for the country.
3% of 320 million is like 9.6 million. I guess they needed another 1.6 million people before the world changes for them.
I've been using 3.5% of 335,000,000 million, which is 11,725,000. Figure 12,000,000.
This No Kings was about 8 million, which was bigger than last time. There are also millions of people at home that are committed to the end of MAGA, but won't go to a protest.
We hit that 3.5% of committed resistance long ago.
There are also millions of people at home that are committed to the end of MAGA, but won’t go to a protest.
What are they doing, besides complaining about it?
I could be wrong but I think the 3.5% protest observations assumes but doesn't count non-participatory support. So the 3.5% is meant as the number in the streets with some much higher percentage of 'quiet' support.
wp:Demographics of the United States
Increase 341,784,857 (2025 official estimate)[1]
331,449,281 (2020 census)[2]
Density Increase 96.8/sq mi (37.4/km2)
3% of 341 million is 10.23 million; but yeah, it seems to be growing.
It needs a trifecta. Protests, Politics, and "Persuasion".
The protests give weight to the political group. They also give cover and a place to organise for harder actions.
The political elements act to focus the will of the protestors, and provide guidance to the agitators.
The "Persuasion" group add teeth to the political demands. They also act to defend the protestors, when the government gets aggressive.
The 3 need to work together to achieve major changes. "The Troubles", in northern island are a good example. The IRA didn't achieve much/anything practical. What they did was force the UK government to sit down and negotiate in (vaguely) good faith. The protests and marches acted to show large scale support for the changes.
Against an intelligent, aware government, the need for violence is implicit, rather than explicit. It's a lot better to engage early and diffuse political hot potatoes. Unfortunately, the US government doesn't seem like they will take the hints.
The marches should be used to crystallise the other 2 requirements. A political agency, to act as a voice. As well as those willing to go further, to act as the muscle.
That's the problem with protests since Trump was elected. It turns out you can just ignore protests, and this never occurred to politicians up until this point. Up until then, politicians acknowledged protests as a good-faith effort to represent their constituents.
Hopefully they are using the opportunity to register voters and motivate people for November otherwise it won't accomplish much.