In the case of these No Kings events, it allows peaceful and non-violent people such as myself to find a community of like-minded people, to learn how to organize and assemble safely by putting it to practice, and how to exercise my rights.
I would NEVER intentionally involve myself with a violent movement. Violence will not solve the precarious situation that many of us feel the country is in, it will literally only make things worse. And alone, I would never have a chance to disrupt anything. Virtually no single, unorganized person would. No matter how peaceful or how violent they are.
What will change things is people like myself finding out that in my small, rural town that often feels like it’s mostly MAGA, there are actually hundreds of people willing to be brave and join me in solidarity.
What will that inspire? It’s far more likely to inspire a new wave of future leaders, showing them how to organize and lead. It’s far more likely to motivate people to build community with each other and turn out for future protests. Protests aren’t bad. They’re an essential part of our rights and a way to reach each other. And, at the end of the day when people find their voice and their leaders actually represent them, that IS disruption. That is a radical change from how so many of us see things working now.
Violence does not achieve any of that. It changes things, but not for the better.
In the case of these No Kings events, it allows peaceful and non-violent people such as myself to find a community of like-minded people, to learn how to organize and assemble safely by putting it to practice, and how to exercise my rights.
I would NEVER intentionally involve myself with a violent movement. Violence will not solve the precarious situation that many of us feel the country is in, it will literally only make things worse. And alone, I would never have a chance to disrupt anything. Virtually no single, unorganized person would. No matter how peaceful or how violent they are.
What will change things is people like myself finding out that in my small, rural town that often feels like it’s mostly MAGA, there are actually hundreds of people willing to be brave and join me in solidarity.
What will that inspire? It’s far more likely to inspire a new wave of future leaders, showing them how to organize and lead. It’s far more likely to motivate people to build community with each other and turn out for future protests. Protests aren’t bad. They’re an essential part of our rights and a way to reach each other. And, at the end of the day when people find their voice and their leaders actually represent them, that IS disruption. That is a radical change from how so many of us see things working now.
Violence does not achieve any of that. It changes things, but not for the better.
Can’t agree with you there. But do what you feel.
You encapsulate my feelings with what you have written here although im in a major metro area.
Awesome! I think that’s great to hear. Comradery for the win!
You are part of the problem.