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Demonstrators across the country and the globe will protest against Donald Trump on Saturday at over 3,000 planned events.

Millions are expected to gather across the country and around the world on Saturday for a third round of “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump. Organizers predict that it will be the “single largest non-violent day of action” in American history.

Saturday’s “No Kings” marches, of which there are more than 3,200 planned across all 50 states and several continents, come as Trump faces increasing scrutiny over the war with Iran, the rising cost of gas and how his administration has executed its mass deportation agenda.

“Since the last No Kings [protests], we’re seeing higher gas prices and groceries, all while there’s an illegal war in Iran,” Sarah Parker, a national coordinator for the group 50501, told reporters Thursday on a national press call previewing Saturday’s events.

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[–] greybeard@feddit.online 93 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

To head off the "What's the point" comments. Events like this bring people together. They make contacts and help with greater organization.

It also helps people remember that they aren't alone. In a world that appears to be designed to isolate people, these protests provide a counter.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

These protests are great. We need more of them. Three No Kings protests to defend your freedom in a year is pathetic. They should be every day or at least every weekend. They're attacking your freedoms and killing people every day. You need to bring the same level of energy to defend it. If the best you can do is 3 afternoons a year you're going to lose.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

No one's going to attend a protest every weekend. Better, less frequent showings are probably better.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 44 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I'm so tired of these defeatest, naysaying keyboard warrior pukes shitting on these protest events.

These stupid fucks demand revolution but have absolutely zero concept of organizing or things taking time to execute.

They also won't be the ones fighting in a revolution. They're chocken-hawks eager to send others to die just like Trump

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Always ask them "What's your plan?" That usually shuts them up or makes them admit they have no plans.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

My plan requires things yall aren't willing to do. Yall only want hold signs and be peaceful while our enemy is rounding up people and putting them in camps. We are only a year or two from the gas them phase. And again best we can get from yall is another peaceful protest. Fucking let me know when we are ready for real action.

This shit probably what they did when it happened in Nazi Germany.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

“This shit probably what they did when it happened in Nazi Germany.”

If you’re unaware of fate of opposition groups in Nazi Germany, what they did or didn’t do, you could always read up on history. It’s out there, right at your fingertips. Everything from their mistakes to their successes. It’s one of the great things about history, it already happened so you can learn from it.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Their plan is to absolutely refuse to participate in any meaningful movement for change, and instead actively hinder it at every step.

They do this while also demanding a revolution that they themselves absolutely refuse to take part in whatsoever. 

Basically, I just described every single .ml user.

I think you're overestimating them with "actively hinder", unless you think keyboard warriors are an active hindrance.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 hours ago

Or they'll just deflect and insult you with strawmen, red herrings, and ad hominems...

[–] warm@kbin.earth 11 points 15 hours ago

Them people are for kings. They just pretend to not care, but in reality they are fighting on the same side as evil.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

Everyone who attends will now be a list and yes they are great but nothing going change until we take these protest and use them for action. Why not shut down every fucking city no work no shopping until our demands are met. A fucking protest on a Saturday when most people aren't working anyway.

Let me know when going revolt then I be there.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 11 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

And it’s worked before. The protests largely helped end the Vietnam war. Women got the right to vote because enough people spoke up. The civil rights act was passed. Enough small ripples in the same direction can produce a crashing tsunami.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Fucking no protest ended the war. What crack you smoking? That not why we back out of that war. If protest ended wars we wouldn't had a 20 year 2 trillion dollar war that ended in us replacing the tailban with the tailban.

[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 8 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Mainly because those in charge cared about how it looked towards them. This adminstration doesn't give a flying fuck.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This adminstration doesn’t give a flying fuck.

But they've all been quietly moving into military housing on bases just the same, something officials from past administrations rarely did, if ever.

Last fall it was Miller, Noem, and Rubio; earlier this month it was Pam Bondi, and that NYT article mentions that Hegseth and other highly-placed administration officials also have or are now moving house onto military bases.

It's interesting what giving a fuck can look like, once you let go of the idea it means a positive fuck. In fact, it almost looks like they're all hunkering down for an extended hate fuck from The American People.

When they move to Russia, that's when we'll know we've won our country back.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 hours ago

It's an election year, and primaries are fast approaching...

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 3 points 14 hours ago

And you think Nixon did?

[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

The same people who say, "What's the point?' are the same people who say, "I don't know any leftists in my area. I don't know how to meet any any other "real" leftists irl".

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

I met actual leftists way easier by attending reading groups instead of events where everyone just yells while walking in a predictable line till they feel like going home. Ones where we discussed how to educate people and the history of effective socialist movements that actually helped people in their day to day lives instead of just for a few hours.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

If they went to local protests, they'd meet those other leftists. Networking absolutely occurs at these events.

[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago

Those people are either paid shills or permanent victims of life, either way, they are useless.