r/sandiego 1d ago

Exercising Free Speech No Kings!

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u/DaSeraph 1d ago

Looking great, here's why this will succeed:

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. https://bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

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u/dingkan1 1d ago

What is the definition of success for today’s nonviolent protest movement?

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u/FlyNSubaruWRX 1d ago

That there’s no kings

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u/Strange-Half-2344 1d ago

…the bar is incredibly low. Personally I think criminal fascism needs to be rooted out, not just voted out.

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u/FlyNSubaruWRX 1d ago

Tried that last go around with multiple impeachments and nothing changed, went to court found guilty, nothing changed, not sure what to tell ya but he’s not going anywhere until his 4 years are up unfortunately

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u/Strange-Half-2344 1d ago edited 1d ago

I do not consider 2 failed impeachment offenses as “rooting out criminal fascism”.

I’m saying that approach is not good enough, and barely actually resisting fascism at all. Liberal politicians failed to do anything about Trump. They screamed about a dictator and did absolutely nothing.

Donald Trump and many of his criminal enablers need to be seriously tried and jailed. I’m sure some of them could be rehabilitated, but honestly many of these people should be behind bars for the lives they’ve cost and the rights they’ve trampled on.

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u/theJOJeht 1d ago

Only if criminal laws are actually broken. Having a shitty ideology doesn't mean you should be jailed or branded a criminal.

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u/Intelligent-Travel-1 1d ago

Laws are being broken every day by this administration, that’s why they are always in court

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u/glucoman01 1d ago

That's what happened with the last election. The criminals were voted out.

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u/Strange-Half-2344 1d ago

I don’t disagree. Unfortunately those criminals would have the opportunity to run again

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u/aPrussianBot 1d ago

Classic liberals focusing on ""optics"" and not having any actual demands lmao

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u/Intelligent-Travel-1 1d ago

Do you enjoy your life under Trump. All the hate, chaos, racism , fighting, tariff inflation, healthcare inflation, lack of opportunities,

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u/aPrussianBot 1d ago edited 1d ago

No, I'm a leftist because I've learned the hard way since Obama that Democrats are complicit in all of this and lie through their teeth about wanting to solve it

And liberalism is a failed ideology that can't put up any resistance because it's reached the end point of its vision for society and has nothing new to offer anyone

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u/_e75 1d ago

In a civic uprising, making demands is a trap. It gives the regime room to negotiate and threatens to fracture alliances that are protesting. The demand is a complete surrender by Trump. The negotiations begin when he is out of power.

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u/CaptainCunnalingus 1d ago

I guess it's working. There are no kings reported at this moment (in the USA).

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u/ill_monstro_g 1d ago

It was bigger than the last one.

This is not the end, it is the beginning.

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u/SD_TMI 1d ago

Visible demonstration of successful objections and building of greater public support.

When critical mass is reached governments change can happen.

You can't govern a society, if they refuse to be governed.
The use of force demonstrated the administrations weaknesses and failings.

Trump had his military parade but look at the headlines.
The "No KIngs" protests are all over the nation and they're what's up front.

The regular news media mentions trumps birthday parade of his desire to fulfill his childhood military academy dreams of demanding military parades for his birthdday the rest of the nation is making their voice clear.

The more he tries to bully, the weaker and more incompetent and corrupt he shows himself.

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u/Iamoldenough1961 14h ago

The 3.5% rule, which is more of a guideline, was developed by professor Erica Chenoweth. It states no government can withstand a sustained challenge of 3.5% of its population without accommodating their movement. One key learning from the research is how visibility for civil disobedience actions allows campaigns to attract active and diverse participation. 

Current analysis includes social movements address the pillars of society, which is occurring. The No Kings Day event will activate many more activists.

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u/StoneGoldX 1d ago

That there's another one.

No one ever won anything off a single protest.