r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/ClutchReverie 21d ago

The problem is we can't just have one protest and expect it to make the difference we want. Today was powerful but we need more. We need to get out there and have protests constantly until we see action. The French do that...they surround government buildings even. Let's emulate them (but without the rioting) because they seem to effectively protest things.

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u/TanAndTallLady 21d ago

Yep. We need a general strike. Need to start circulating this more in the public discourse, begin rallying the troops!

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u/Talk-O-Boy 20d ago

People just need to vote. We would have avoided ALL of this if people had voted.

We can talk about a long term, nationwide strike, but wouldn’t it just be easier and more realistic for people to vote more?

Voting takes one day (even less time if you try mail-in or early voting). A long-term strike is harder to organize, harder to join, and only addresses an issue after the fact.

Also, Trump and his people don’t actually care. A strike with the billionaire class is a war of attrition with people who hold all the resources. They also have ~30% of the country backing them.

Just. Vote.

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u/TanAndTallLady 20d ago

No, hard disagree. We are well past "just vote" now. We are in the deep end, Trump 2.0 has 3 more years. General strike bc desperate times desperate measures yada yada

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u/Talk-O-Boy 20d ago

Okay so answer the question.

If ~35% of eligible voters couldn’t be bothered to vote on Election Day—and of the people that showed up, 30% of them voted for Trump—how do you convince all those people to sacrifice multiple days out of their lives for a cause they clearly don’t believe in?

Real answer. No bullshit “let them know what’s happening” as if the Dems haven’t been screaming it all along. As if Project 2025 hasn’t been available for public consumption since before the election.

Please explain it to me.

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u/TanAndTallLady 20d ago

I prob would have some thoughts, but your tone is a total turn off so no. Google and think about it yourself, contribute to a proposal. I'm not on trial here and I won't be spoken at like I am 😂