We need to swiftly transform No Kings from a Democratic Party spectacle to a grass roots resistance movement.

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[–] 55 points 1 year ago (9 children)

LOL what? I was at both and this take on it is dumb. It is very grass roots. I saw American flags, both right side up and upside down, Mexican flags, Palestinian flags, LGBTQ flags, and more. No Democratic party flags. Yes, frogs, axolotls, spongebobs and Santa's. You know, democracy.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    same, Saw no democrats in there, no stalls, no flags, nothing. the local DSA was there though canvassing for free healthcare and other common sense policies.

    I've found out about them during the first no kings

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Nice! It seems like these events might a good place for smaller parties to make their presence known to people. Maybe even get some new ones going!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes, my DSA is growing thanks to NoKings.

    no doubt the us is fed up with Democrats, even though republicans is the main evil, the uselessness of corporate owned political parties is pissing everyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yep. From my experience of them I think people are really just looking for some new options.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I legit didn't know there was a Dem flag. Is it just a flag with a donkey?

    Also. This post is definitely propaganda b.s

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm glad it didn't happen where you live. But you're saying this "take is dumb" because you didn't experience it at two out of thousands of protests, which is like saying, "since it didn't happen to me, it didn't happen."

    I saw the democratic establishment propaganda at my local protest. That's not to say that the protests are bad, but having a party that's right of center glob onto what is essentially a populist movement and use it as a campaign rally is kind of disheartening.

    We need to be voting for actual leftists. Whether they run as a democrat, a green, or an independent.

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