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Same as every other round: getting people who are vocally against the situation together in one place so they can connect. The protest isn't the end goal, the protest is a networking opportunity.
Okay there are three problems with this:
It's not being sold as that; it's being sold as actual resistance against the Trump regime.
There's a fundamental limit on the effectiveness of this, since there's a limited number of people who are vocally against the situation and willing to do something about it. One would expect this limit to be reached by the fifth time, meaning the time is ripe for a change in strategy.
When are we going to see the effects of the last five rounds? For the most part the level of resistance has stayed the same for the last 9 or so months outside of maybe Minneapolis, and the determining factor was ICE presence more than anything else. There's just no evidence that No Kings has really done anything.
They are effective in hijacking and sheepdogging.
Make sure they can vent and sublimate their anger in a non-threathening way by having their Sunday walks with edgy signs.
And mostly that they do nothing else and wait only a few years when they can finally have their crushing revenge by voting for the next 'leftist' corporate dem.
Surely this time it will be different.
Says who? Your interpretation of it as such is your own business. And even if it were "sold" as such, that does not diminish the real value of networking.
Says who? Each event is a new opportunity for new people to join, it's a new opportunity for repeat attendees to meet even more of each other.
I personally know several people who have become more involved in various direct action groups as an immediate consequence of going to these rallies. Just because you personally aren't seeing the result doesn't mean it isn't happening.