We need to swiftly transform No Kings from a Democratic Party spectacle to a grass roots resistance movement.

  • dastanktal@lemmy.ml
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    13 hours ago

    Article has a point. No kings should embrace local activists who are actually doing things on the ground rather than the corporate politicians who got us in this mess in the first place.

    Also be nice to see it turn into kind of a grassroots movement rather than acting as a relief valve for political action.

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      11 hours ago

      In the town I was in, there was no notable aspect of Democratic politics whatsoever. Where are you getting that No Kings is tied to the Democratic party?

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        3 hours ago

        Where are you getting that No Kings is tied to the Democratic party?

        It’s the kind of conclusion a person comes to if they only think in binary terms.

        They can’t imagine being agaist one political party as being anything other than directly supporting that party’s opponent.

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      13 hours ago

      Yeah my governor gave a speech and he is a democrat and hes great. We got a scrappy young women running this year. I welcome everyone who wants to stop the violation of our constitution and laws by the executive. IE anyone against this attempted facist takeover.

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        12 hours ago

        I am sure the governer of your state could find other venues to campaign.

        I think it would be infinitely more helpful to let the people on the ground (volunteers and activists that are feeding people and providing other services to those in need while our government flounders) address the people and really humanize the issues while presenting solutions isolated from government shenanigans. We can all help out and do more than working with the DNC and its only solution of electoralism.

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          12 hours ago

          I mean if you mean the way washington compaigned for president in the revolutionary war. Our state is being invaded and he is doing a good job. Regardless he was not the only one to speak and the majority were activists from the various group that worked to get the event going.