As US President Donald Trump gears up for the first major military parade in the US in decades, protesters are planning "No Kings" events all over the country on Saturday.
I will be exceedingly disappointed if it is another inert collection of liberals who are only there to pat themselves on the back and get shots for the gram like the women’s march was. LA should be the example, not the cautionary tale. Make these bastards feel it, and don’t make it easy.
That’s unfortunately all I expect these be in most localities.
They all seem to just be a “show up here for two hours and stand on the sidewalk”. The only one that has the potential to do something akin to a legitimate protest will be the one at the actual parade itself in DC.
Still, wish I could even get to one myself just to try and pass out some zines. They might not be anything more than screaming into the void, but they are also great chances to spread some information and find people.
This one should be boring. We want to simply make a show of numbers. That we outnumber them. And the implied warning. We are looking to gain recruits from the apathetic center by denying the accusation of “wild socialists and anarchists”.
If this day’s protest is ignored, (or put down with violence), then the next time we burn it all down.
I hear the spirit of what you’re saying, and don’t oppose it with any venom, but I also think that it would take a smaller number of privileged liberals getting shot with rubber bullets to create massive outrage than revolutionary leftists. It will be cool if things can work with just a warning dire warning of numbers, but it will also be incredibly useful to the cause if the cops fuck this one up.
I don’t say this lightly, my own mother will be there and I would never want her to be hurt, but I also know how much it would motivate her bourgeois friends if she experienced even a waft of teargas. Much like republicans, centrists are most strongly motivated when circumstances hit them directly.
My personal threat assessment for the protest I’m going to is “bring snacks, electrolyte freeze pops, water, ice packs, ear plugs, first aid kit, and saline solution”.
The only thing listed that wouldn’t take to, say, a summer pride event is the saline solution.
“US prepares for appropriate response to especially egregious acts.”
“US shows itself if there is anything worth saving.”
It will be a showcase one way or the other.
I will be exceedingly disappointed if it is another inert collection of liberals who are only there to pat themselves on the back and get shots for the gram like the women’s march was. LA should be the example, not the cautionary tale. Make these bastards feel it, and don’t make it easy.
That’s unfortunately all I expect these be in most localities.
They all seem to just be a “show up here for two hours and stand on the sidewalk”. The only one that has the potential to do something akin to a legitimate protest will be the one at the actual parade itself in DC.
Still, wish I could even get to one myself just to try and pass out some zines. They might not be anything more than screaming into the void, but they are also great chances to spread some information and find people.
Send some zine links here and i’ll print some out to distribute in my area.
This one should be boring. We want to simply make a show of numbers. That we outnumber them. And the implied warning. We are looking to gain recruits from the apathetic center by denying the accusation of “wild socialists and anarchists”.
If this day’s protest is ignored, (or put down with violence), then the next time we burn it all down.
Agreed?
I’m going to hopefully find other anarchists in my area. It’s lonely out here
I hear the spirit of what you’re saying, and don’t oppose it with any venom, but I also think that it would take a smaller number of privileged liberals getting shot with rubber bullets to create massive outrage than revolutionary leftists. It will be cool if things can work with just a warning dire warning of numbers, but it will also be incredibly useful to the cause if the cops fuck this one up.
I don’t say this lightly, my own mother will be there and I would never want her to be hurt, but I also know how much it would motivate her bourgeois friends if she experienced even a waft of teargas. Much like republicans, centrists are most strongly motivated when circumstances hit them directly.
My personal threat assessment for the protest I’m going to is “bring snacks, electrolyte freeze pops, water, ice packs, ear plugs, first aid kit, and saline solution”.
The only thing listed that wouldn’t take to, say, a summer pride event is the saline solution.
Additional suggestions: face mask, gloves, sharpie, sunscreen. None are large or heavy.
I’m inexperienced, what is the sharpie for?
Good calls, thanks.
That’s my understanding of the gameplan
I think you’ll be surprised how human and normal the attendees will be. The internet has made us believe the world is made up of the worst people.
In my opinion, the people in LA are human and normal—opposing oppressors is one of the most natural reactions any animal can have.
Are you going to be there or send tangible support?
Of course, it’s literally the least I can do. The only other option is to do nothing, and that is unacceptable, in my book.