The popularization of this “rule” was a mistake. Setting aside that this is merely an observation made by a person and not scientific fact, it says that 3.5% of the population when consistently engaged have never failed to cause change. If these 13 million all went out and occupied their local city/town squares indefinitely, Trump would fold faster than you can say TACO, which… isn’t exactly news.
True, but I think we can capitalize on this. We need to maintain the momentum, reinforce the messaging that this needs to be continuous, cultivate communities around this, keep it fun and meaningful. At the very least, we got the attention of this many people. The organizers need to continue keeping and using that attention
The organizers need to continue keeping and using that attention
Everyone needs to continue keeping and using that attention. This shouldn’t depend on one person or one group of people; this is all of antifascist America. I strongly encourage all antifascist Americans, including you, to organize your own protests. When you see ICE trying to take people away, when vulnerable people around you are losing access to healthcare, when your local community is incensed at the atrocities perpetrated by the government abroad, you have an opportunity—and therefore a responsibility—to resist.
PS: These protests will need to start happening on weekdays and soon.
It was an incredible showing, but we need discipline and solidarity. I worry that events like Saturday are more a release valve than anything else - a chance for a lot of people to blow off steam. It was awesome, and I’m glad and grateful that it happened, but we really need the pressure to build.
We need to form and connect local organizations and nationwide unions, we need strikes, boycotts, shutdowns - we need to force societal and economic disruptions of the status quo.
Exactly. The point of protests like these should theoretically be to help like-minded people connect so they can progress to more effective resistance, but I’m not sure how many people are aware of this, and the 3.5% “rule” certainly doesn’t help.
The popularization of this “rule” was a mistake. Setting aside that this is merely an observation made by a person and not scientific fact, it says that 3.5% of the population when consistently engaged have never failed to cause change. If these 13 million all went out and occupied their local city/town squares indefinitely, Trump would fold faster than you can say TACO, which… isn’t exactly news.
True, but I think we can capitalize on this. We need to maintain the momentum, reinforce the messaging that this needs to be continuous, cultivate communities around this, keep it fun and meaningful. At the very least, we got the attention of this many people. The organizers need to continue keeping and using that attention
Everyone needs to continue keeping and using that attention. This shouldn’t depend on one person or one group of people; this is all of antifascist America. I strongly encourage all antifascist Americans, including you, to organize your own protests. When you see ICE trying to take people away, when vulnerable people around you are losing access to healthcare, when your local community is incensed at the atrocities perpetrated by the government abroad, you have an opportunity—and therefore a responsibility—to resist.
PS: These protests will need to start happening on weekdays and soon.
Thank you! It gets old real fast to hear people talking about “ThE 3.5%” like it’s an Xbox achievement that trust removes facism from power.
Bitch marching does nothing if your judges are minions of power and your local politicians serve money before anyone.
Wait, I thought we all went political super saiyan at 3.5%. Then how high is it? 100%? 1000%?
It was an incredible showing, but we need discipline and solidarity. I worry that events like Saturday are more a release valve than anything else - a chance for a lot of people to blow off steam. It was awesome, and I’m glad and grateful that it happened, but we really need the pressure to build.
We need to form and connect local organizations and nationwide unions, we need strikes, boycotts, shutdowns - we need to force societal and economic disruptions of the status quo.
Exactly. The point of protests like these should theoretically be to help like-minded people connect so they can progress to more effective resistance, but I’m not sure how many people are aware of this, and the 3.5% “rule” certainly doesn’t help.