Das No Kings Day-Projekt muss sich vom Protest zum zivilen Ungehorsam entwickeln
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-kings-must-evolve
Das No Kings Day-Projekt muss sich vom Protest zum zivilen Ungehorsam entwickeln
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-kings-must-evolve
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We need Obstruction To Commerce.
All previously successful protest movements have been obstructive to commerce.
Stop picking up garbage and supporting businesses on the way to and away from these „rallies.“
Pay Attention to History.
If you want a shot at elections in a year then escalation isn’t the path to go down.
I know it’s courageous, heartwarming, and fulfilling to stand up to the bottom of the barrel ICE clowns but that provides the excuse for full on escalation.
If the 2026 elections are not free and fair – then it’s time. If Trump is on any 2028 ballot (he should have never been on the 2024 ballot) – then it’s time. Etc.
What I see going on in New York feels great but I can envision what the escalation is going to be.
It must evolve to voting. Maybe the current administration is not as unpopular as we think.
100%
You aren’t taking out Trump with rallies and voting. America is going to have to get it’s hands dirty.
Vote with your dollars everyone. Boycott the companies that support Trump!
Holiday season is upon us, cut way back, or don’t participate in the same ways. Save your money and go super small. We have plenty of power by not spending on non-essentials.
Just remember to counter fire with water, not fire.
No huge protests are in fact really good, since it shows to everyone in the country that they are not alone in their opposition to the Fascists, it gives heart to our friends and allies overseas, and disproves Trump’s claims that he represents a plurality of America. Plus, these were some of the biggest protests in US history, lets keep things classy and force the enemy to overreach
I disagree at this point.
The numbers are growing based on the discontent of people experiencing or witnessing the damage of Trump’s policies.
The ideological based participants were the first to join; what’s left of that group is waiting for the administration’s facade of legitimacy to collapse.
It hasn’t, even if the train is storming right towards it.
For now, the more that join, the more that’ll have a stake and understanding of an actual institutional collapse.
Let it build organically — pull the trigger too soon or too late and it fails. Connections, community, and confidence will better prepare us *if* that moment comes.
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Are we even allowed to talk about this on this sub?
This is what I’ve been saying this whole time and getting downvoted for it.
It already is in the works. Been attending Zoom meetings. Join No Kings and Indivisible. Sat was a act of disobedience, no permits were issued to close streets. We shut them down anyway with cops watching.
The Jan. 6 crew smeared poop in the capital, smashed windows, Trump called them patriots and pardoned them all. No kings offered up a seven million strong peaceful protest, and trump pretended to poop on them and called them terrorists.
Take note of the differences people. I don’t want to be divided anymore. But we will never follow that man. I will never understand why racism and poop, is preferable to actually building a better country.
Thanks no kings. You guys are real patriots.
It must evolve to people actually showing up for midterms and voting to take Congressional power away from Republicans.
My favorite is how everyone going to this “protest” was really encouraging everyone else to minimize themselves as much as possible and not be a nuisance to anyone. That’s not a protest.
Modern Americans have a looong way to go. Generations have foregoed civil disobedience in exchange for comfort and now they don’t even know how to be disobedient.
Want to make a difference? Skip buying shit for christmas.
What does civil disobedience today look like exactly? Not as straight forward as sitting in the front of the bus.
A nationwide strike would work but the fact that 50%+ of people live paycheck to paycheck makes that next to impossible
It also needs to really start organizing on getting people registered to vote and help making plans for voting.
We can’t vote our way out of this – they’ve gamed the system already.
We can’t boycott our way out of this – they’ve gamed that system too; they own the things we can’t go without – housing, healthcare, food.
We can’t strike our way out of this – they’ve gamed that system too – we’ll go hungry and lose our homes.
We can’t reason our way out of this – their supporters are too far gone; incapable of reason; it’s a death cult.
We’ll know it’s discontentment has reached a peak when the farmers start dumping loads of manure around the White House, or what’s left of it by that time.
I don’t think the protests are directed at Trump and his cronies. I view the protests as targeting other leaders, the ones with conscience, to give them strength in fighting against this fascist administration. I want them to know 7 million of us have their backs, and I hope that number grows.
Do it on a weekday so businesses lose money. Keep doing it and they’ll pay attention.
or just a general strike?
The civil disobedience I’m planning for is when a Nationwide Strike is called. Got plenty saved up to last me a couple years if needed, and if a strike is called I plan on helping feed others who strike, but can’t really afford to like I can. They will be more brave than I am.
Time for some good trouble. 😈
I’m ready for some good trouble.
If you see government property, deface it cause there’s something in the air, I know you taste it.
Think you missed my point; a lot of military personnel support Trump and his administration, I don’t see large scale or even significant military insubordination in the coming weeks and months due to their want to blame democrats more than Trump/his administration
The AH’s in control only care when something impacts them. They don’t care about the protests.
But how do we dissent without being shot by the pedos private army?
Have you looked at the budget? More tax revenue from individuals. More tax revenue from individuals through tariffs. A large cut of our public services basically a zeroing of our department of education… And yet we owe an extra 1.8 trillion deficit because of the huge tax breaks to the rich and corporation…. Less services, more taxes, and more debt? WTF
They really do not care about protest or civil society so throw a wrench in their machine
Peaceful protest still matters. We are constantly being gaslit into thinking the masses support Trump due to online garbage. Seeing huge amounts of people show up, frustrated and ready to show their discontent, shows you how people really feel. It cuts through the social media noise and makes it real.
That won’t sustain us forever, especially as it gets worse, but it’s necessary right now. It might evolve into something more, but it should remain nonviolent.
General strike is the way.
I’m going to be real. Did any of us really expect Trump or the Republicans to care? They pointed, laughed, called us names, and called our bluff.
To quote a Republican who heckled us at our protest, „Go on your little marches, wave your (not going to repeat that word) flags, then go home, because you ain’t going to do (feces).“
I’m pretty much done with marches. We need a new tactic.
No, stay peaceful, protest legally but never stop protesting, this is how you get martial law, and democrats declared terrorists. It’s exactly what they fucking want.
A mass general strike Monday till Saturday. Everyone in the streets or at home with their family or online with their friends. Hold America hostage and get what we deserve. No violence is need just standing still. From truck drivers to burger flippers. Sorry medical your to important to participate, but Truck drivers are just as important as medical, your stance would be the biggest. Stand in the streets to lower the cost of meats!
I know someone in the military (fed worker) who is looking for a job because he can’t pay his most recent mortgage. I don’t know when they will feel they can act considering dump is investing in weapons for ICE…almost like he’s building his own army.
Boycott
No Kings‘ 7M-strong stand flipped the script on Jan 6 chaos—peaceful power that demands evolution to strikes and boycotts. Trump’s smear only spotlights the divide; let’s channel that energy into mutual aid networks that starve the beast. Who’s organizing the first general strike workshop?
Sane Americans are stuck. You can’t boycott the country itself. The only real impactful thing we could is all stop paying taxes and good luck trying to get everyone to do that. Maybe if we hit “3rd term territory” that might become an option.
we need to organize and stop paying federal taxes en masse
that would have the greatest impact
Exactly the title, but here’s a better approach: storm certain areas ALL AT ONCE.
The main offices/factories of billion dollar businesses, The homes of billionaire CEOs, The Senate, The House, The Pentagon, The White House, State Capitol, Supreme Court, Your state’s house, Your State’s Senate, Your Senator’s home, Your Representative’s home, Your State Governor’s building, Your State Governor’s home. Whichever one you one you can go to and nearest to. The most important ones are first.
If the last protest was 7 million people.
You have to make the controllable uncontrollable.
Next step is a general strike..
His experience varied a ton from mine. There were no democratic party speakers, or if there were they were done speaking before a majority of the protesters were there. In Portland there were 100,000 folks out and about, and it was an organic and peaceful protest. There were children there having fun, and some of them were leading protest chants.
Garbage, transit, air traffic, teacher, supermarket etc union strikes that demand Trump, Vance and Johnson resign.
Grind the country to a halt. Demand something actionable
A strike sounds great and all but I’m a 5% owner of my company and we exclusively deal with small, local companies. If I strike I really just hurt myself and others who by striking, only hurt themselves. Then what? What can I do to contribute?
Americans should look at what’s happening in Peru and protest in the same manner