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That's a lot of maybes for situations that won't happen. What does happen is people will either buy what they need the day before, the day after or on the actual day. Most of them are not engaging in an act of protest but an act of socializing. To many this is treated like a back yard party and not means for change and the oligarchy prefers it that way. It's not a threat to their existence or harms profits.
Is socializing somehow counter or inhibitive to protesting? And are you basing this off firsthand experience or what's portrayed in the media?
I've been actively organizing and mobilizing protest and community action since the 80s. This is from first hand experience
There were a number of people helping organize protests and community action at our No King's protest. Were you not involved with that? It seems like this particular socializing was helpful for recruiting and spreading a message, but you seem to be against it. Why? This would be (and was) a prime opportunity for it.
It's not helpful for recruiting. Most people get over stimulated in large crowds and experience short term memory retention and cognitive fatigue. They may agree with everything you said in that moment and the brain filters it out shortly afterwards. Baby leftists have been chasing liberals at these type events for the years with no progress.
So, it's for socializing, but also most people get over stimulated in large crowds? I suspect, then, that you must experience extreme difficulty in recruiting.
What does a protest look like to you? Clearly, this one is for baby leftists, whatever that is, but you must have an idea of what a protest is, then.
I've been doing it since Ronald Reagan and ACTUP, so I've got quite a bit of experience on what works and what doesnt
Okay, what is a protest to you? I'm not sure what you want out of a protest?
A protest has demands, the type of actions they want to see as a result of protesting. There needs to be the threat of consequences. There needs to be a disruption of the status quo and an inconvenience to society that can't be ignored. And by no means can the cops be on your side
I don't see how that doesn't include No King's. Unless you have some more definitions for threats of consequences. Because a bunch of people showing up somewhere is, by its nature, both disruptive and consequential, and it does have a list of demands. Plus, I don't really think the cops being on your side or not is necessary for a protest, since the police can also protest, even if it's for a cause you don't agree with.