When Is No Kings 2 Protest? Mass Trump Demonstration Oct. 18
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Ezra Levin of Indivisible on how protest can stop Donald Trump’s authoritarianism.

No Kings 2 is being organized by a big tent of grassroots and advocacy organizations. One of the most prominent players is Indivisible, the activist group that sprang to life in the early days of the first Trump administration, and which now counts 2,500 distributed, local chapters nationwide.

Rolling Stone spoke to Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin last week, in advance of No Kings 2 unveiling today. The protest is planned for Oct. 18 — in the aftermath of an unpredictable showdown over government funding that could lead to a partial government shutdown by the end of the month.

I expect No Kings 2 to be the largest protest of the year. We had 5 to 6 million people across 2,169 communities turn out for No Kings 1. It was wildly successful. People who might have been on the sidelines for No Kings 1 probably had some FOMO. And the good news is: We’re doing it again. We’re going to pull out even more people.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    11 hours ago

    Not just visibility. The confidence that comes from solidarity. From infusing the passion of others in yourself.

    Sure. Still, then what?

    To your second comment, how can a campaign to clean up so-called “violence in cities” continue to produce effective propaganda without the clips of violence or looting or property damage?

    In no particular order: use image from past protests, overblow isolated incidents, lie without evidence and use false flag operations.

    The thing is, if there were outlets to report the people fighting back, throwing bricks against unprovoked police attacks, there would be a lot more to gain from violence.

    Not that I’m convinced (in the worst cade scenario, social media is always available), but let’s accept this narrative for a second. Then what? What do you believe should be done about it? What’s your victory plan?