Some Bay Area residents have expressed frustration that virtually nothing can slow the pace of President Donald Trump’s autocratic actions.
  • They help individuals channel their frustration, isolation and desperation
  • They are a show of strength
  • They typically lead to more political involvement
  • They have already produced wins
  • They must remain nonviolent to be effective
  • They must be in small towns in the heartland, not just big coastal cities

Find one near you at nokings.org

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  • ClassStruggle@lemmy.mlEnglish
    123·
    18 hours ago

    They are empty vessels/pressure release valves provided by the oligarchy to prevent organic protest from rising that would actually threaten their existence.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      17 hours ago

      Actually, they are extremely effective methods to put flyers in hands. It’s where people sign up for mutual aid groups or find union advocates

      It’s a networking event. The protest aspect is just to pump up the energy and set the theme for the event. This is how you turn liberals into leftists, and connect them with local organizations.

      • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
        5·
        10 hours ago

        I feel like both are true. They are pressure releases that keep fast and dramatic change from occurring and the elites do prefer we do polite protests instead of the guillotines we should be building.

        But they are definitely great for turning libs into leftists and networking. They have produced some benefits.

      • ClassStruggle@lemmy.mlEnglish
        23·
        6 hours ago

        My experience has been that most are excited to participate in mutual aid and organizing while they are attending an event like NK, then they ghost and are never seen again.

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
          21·
          3 hours ago

          … what? First, how could you possibly “experience” that? Are you recording every single attendee and then going to every single organization and informal collection of people doing mutual aid and organizing to check to see who shows up? That’s literally impossible on multiple levels. At best you could say that about the people you personally know.

          Secondly, even it’s true, even if only 1% of people do anything meaningful afterwards, 1% of millions is tens of thousands of people organizing and activating their communities.