Crowning Achievement

“Organizers of the ‘No Kings’ protests are projecting that millions of Americans will demonstrate against the policies of the Trump administration on Saturday, amid ongoing ICE arrests and the deployment of National Guard troops to several Democratic-run cities around the country … Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century … We’ve seen more people take to the streets, not just in the United States but around the world, by the millions, and in many, if not most of those cases, the protests have not achieved their stated aims.” I think one of the aims of these protests is to remind people that they’re not alone in their love of American democracy and decency. That’s an aim that’s both laudable and achievable.

+ “Ahead of thousands of anti-authoritarian “No Kings” protests planned for Saturday across the United States, Republicans are trying to brand the demonstrations as ‘hate America’ rallies.” GOP tries to brand anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests as un-American. (Almost seems like an effort to increase turnout.)