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Date announced for national strike aimed at crippling Trump: 'No work, no school'
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Honestly it doesn't seem fully focused on that singular goal. Sure that's what many want, but then there's signs for releasing the Epstein files, getting rid of ICE, getting other conservatives out of power, stopping the war, providing healthcare. The message is scattered which doesn't help with how infrequent and short the protests are. BLM is a better example. They wanted police held accountable for their actions and to stop doing prejudice against non-white people. That's it and those protests, both in 2020 and in 2014, lasted a long fucking time. They weren't successful as we still see corrupt cops and the government/presidents during both of those sided with the cops, but it was a lot better than No Kings.
Think about the Civil rights movement. People did various demonstrations to end segregation of schools, transportation, housing, but also to end voter suppression and disenfranchisement. The overarching theme is "End Segregation/Apartheid" but you could point to a collection of demonstrations to say the goals were scattered and vague. Like the bus boycotts is just one of many aspects to de-segregate, bringing people towards the overall civil rights movement, No Kings is gathering people aggrieved to any one of the issues to be part of a movement that wants to end authoritarianism.
The zone is flooded by the Trump admin with Iran, Palestine, Epstein, ICE, Venezuela, Cuba, Caribbean attacks, Greenland threats, crypto and oil company bribes to name a few. None of which the people can really influence directly through co-ordinated action (some things have already been tried like the aid flotilla). People are overwhelmed, and need an outlet and a way to share the message that this isn't normal and authoritarian fascism will not become our new normal. But there's no way that you can get everyone to agree to a singular cause immediately, that's probably why the headline is "No More Authoritarianism", rather than a specific set of demands. These events will help people find other people that care about the same issue. That's what organization is all about, it's the first step in a long list of steps. A strike is a few steps ahead but not the goal in itself either.
eta: jordanlund's criticism is an example of one that is more nuanced and clear.