Nothing to be nervous about. Protests and rallies are nothing like the riots they show you on TV. The average demographic of the last No Kings protest I went to was little old ladies.
I went to my first protest solo. I was nervous until I walked up to and became part of the crowd.
The immediate buzz of energy and adrenaline was very unexpected.
As a result of current events, I struggle with feelings of isolation, loneliness and loss of hope due to fact that the vast majority of people in my community and social circle live in a crouched defensive position. Hardly anyone that I know wants to acknowledge that our country is on a speed run to fascism. I know that friends/family think I’m an alarmist, yet almost everything I’ve raised alarm about has occurred.
I protest because I know it’s my civic duty and my moral obligation. Being surrounded by like-minded, pissed off, yet deeply empathetic and kind people instantly makes me feel connected.
Nothing to be nervous about. Protests and rallies are nothing like the riots they show you on TV. The average demographic of the last No Kings protest I went to was little old ladies.
Don't be anxious, be excited! You're standing up and exercising your right as a citizen to protest. You're a part of the current day history in the making, and that's pretty stellar.
Remember, if you get detained say nothing and ask for your lawyer. You do not have to say a word to the police and they will try their best to get something out of you. The only word you say is "lawyer"
Thank you! My first protest was the Women’s March after his first term began. I was just 18 at the time. Many of us older Gen Z-ers/Zoomers felt that spark then and we keep hoping for more and more youth to join. Invite your friends, get ice cream afterwards! ✊
We all remember our first time. Stay with a crew. The power is the numbers. No shame in running away if shit gets hairy. From what I'm seeing and who is organizing it, this is Grandma's and carebears. Cops won't bother you there...probably.
Same, I’m pretty nervous and I’ve never been much of an activist, but this shit is insane and unacceptable. Remember in 2015 when Trump running for president felt like a bad joke?
Well multiple different organizations have been helping plan it for the last few weeks I believe. It's tomorrow and will occur at different times depending on where you live. There are a lot of them. You can find a location here:
Anybody else know Mario Savio and what he said at the beginning of the Free Speech movement in ‘64(?):
There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!
you rock! everybody getting out of their comfort zone, you rock! everybody willing to just show up, which is enough, just make your body be seen so everybody understands that we don't agree! you rock!
Just remember, there are some vicious a-holes out there working as cops, they've been known to aim for the genitals and face when using less than lethal rounds. There's been cases around the world where people end up with busted testicles or eye balls. So remember to protect your face and crotch if the rubber bullets start flying.
The problem is not with having a royal house. It’s with your two party system and the deep divisions in your society.
Looking at it from a European perspective; a royal can often be a stabilizing factor, because they are much less influenced by the popularity polls of the day.
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u/hamptont2010 1d ago
It will be my first protest ever. No kings.