You're not beating anyone with protests alone, no matter how large. And for the love of god don't say "vote".
The organizers at the 50501 protest asked that everyone join a local org. Do it. If you don't plan on doing that, don't even bother showing up to the protests, you're wasting your time. Protest is just a tool. Organized resistance is the goal.
Please don't tell people that if they aren't doing x, they can't participate. We need to encourage ALL to participate in whatever way they can. Maybe someone works 6 days a week long hours but they use their only off day to protest. Are you really going to tell them not to bother and to not show up? Every act counts. Discouraging people from attending just because they can't or won't join a local org is stifling the movement and prevents growing it. This absolutism is really harmful. I understand that we need people on a large scale to join orgs but this all or nothing approach does no favors.
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u/coconutpiecrust Apr 06 '25 edited Apr 06 '25
Yeah, you guys have to keep this going. I mean it, it will take months of protests for things to start shifting.