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No Kings Movement Announces Next Day of Nationwide Actions for Oct 18 (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 4 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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"No Kings is a non-violent movement that continues to rise stronger, and we’re uniting once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people."

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because there's no evidence a significant number of people are willing to escalate beyond holding a parade every month and a half. With no credible calls for striking, civil disobedience, obstruction or armed resistance, what is the "networking" realistically supposed to lead to? There've been enough "protests" that, if there's real progress happening, we should be able to see it.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

With no credible calls for striking, civil disobedience, obstruction or armed resistance, what is the "networking" realistically supposed to lead to?

Developing the relationships necessary to actually plan any of those actions.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And when can we expect anything concrete to happen? The clock is ticking.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you just... waiting for someone else to give you a gameplan? Maybe go to these events and find like-minded individuals to make these plans with. It seems pretty silly to criticize this stage of organization if you're not doing anything better yourself. Organizing millions of people takes time and effort.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Being not American, my game plan is to watch this shitshow unfold from the other side of the world.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Well hopefully the shitshow doesn't make its way to your side of the world.