I’ll go

  1. I’m not alone.
  2. Trump:

Declares martial law

Or

Has defied court orders

Or

Has committed violence against government officials

Or

Dissolved all other branches of government

There is probably more but these are ones that come to mind.

Edit:

Deleted my responses. I asked for honest opinions. I’m not here to call balls and strikes.

  • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
    122·
    3 months ago

    Protesting accomplishes very little (I won’t say nothing) so I’m gonna go with… nothing, I’m gonna continue using my time better.

    Speaking as a former longtime activist.

    Go meet people and form communities, working groups, whatever. If going to a protest makes you feel better go nuts.

    But the actual work is done outside the protests. If you want to do something useful, find that.

    • whyrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I’ve been to protests; and I’ve volunteered for political campaigns. The second actually flipped a (US House) seat from red to blue (obviously the work of many people; I’m not thinking I was the deciding factor but it was a close election). The first left me with a pink hat and no noticeable change in how elected leaders acted.

      I need to be convinced the protest will achieve measurable changes; otherwise I’ll spend my time looking for the upcoming elections where there are close enough margins to feel my actions make a difference.

      • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
        11·
        3 months ago

        Okay okay

        Why were you convinced protesting achieves change? How does that happen?

        What changes did you want to see? How did you expect those to be implemented?

        This sounds to me like “I’ve done a politics once”, not any actual understanding of protests and their history

      • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
        51·
        3 months ago

        Cool. Have fun.

        I’m 38, I’ve been doing this a while. I camped during Occupy. I formed coalitions during the first Trump administration. I’ve helped start chapters of a couple organizations in my region, and people in my community know me. That’s worth more than your comment.