Comment by jacquesm

11 days ago

They could for instance call a nationwide strike if there are tricks around election day.

That only works if you have a highly organized movement whose members are accustomed to the idea that they might have to sacrifice something. Unfortunately I don't see the potential for that in the No Kings style of biannual Facebook mobilizing with zero real movement building. Instead No Kings is conditioning their followers that a symbolic self-limiting action that leads to no change should be followed by...occasionally more of the exact same. No Kings attendees aren't even an organized economic boycott force.

  • any resistance movement that includes my suburban 60-year-old soccer mom who doesn't like bad words or the subway probably isn't storming any bastilles any time soon