I get what you're saying, but sharing videos of large crowd sizes supercharges morale and, combined with what's happening in town halls, illustrates that the pro-democracy movement is alive, energized, and growing.
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Rachel Vindman
Maybe let’s not talk about crowd sizes? They’re pretty meaningless in terms of winning elections. Attending rallies enthusiastically doesn’t mean anything.
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I know it inspires me. I went to Bernie and AOC in Denver. It was...cathartic.
I hate crowds but I was energized.
More please!
There’s a difference between movement and action.
We need pro-dem action. Not just movement.
1) validating
2) motivating
If there is an action item
3) mobilization
4) cooperation
"The slower they go, the less they break."
Here's the plan. It's working.
1 There is still freedom of speech
2 People are unhappy enough to spend time, money and effort to attend
3 Information and contacts can made to bring about change.
Have you heard of a guy named Lech Walesa? Of Antiwar protests in the US during Vietnam?
Pick up a sign and march.
It might remind them of a century ago.
If you are so concerned, speak out about how Trump is very obviously disguising it & doing just the opposite.
And look who is suddenly concerned about using words carelessly 😆
Paid admission as a hired extra.
#RESIST
It’s happening nationwide.
Why isn’t MSM covering ANY of it???
They’ve bent the knee & are losing readers/viewers as a result.
I am sure if they pulled a January 6th protest people would be killed.
Just sayin
Ducking town halls can't last.
The excruciating truth is we have NO POWER right now and worse, the Dem party is FRACTURED and rudderless.
"Pro-democracy movement is alive". What??
We never left. We just LOST.
The good guys won't storm a golf course?
Is a golf course sacred?
Maybe we should learn from it?
Rallies are good, but they’re not how you win!
I swear to God, Larry, if you mention a Cheney....
Yes, protest. But the job is not done when you go home!
I DISSENT
Unfortunately, the Blue Maga folks are back in force, and Bluesky is becoming 2016 Facebook.
Bud, we don't even know where Kamala is, move on!
I don’t like it, but we actually live in a racist shithole of a country.
Project 2025 needs the populace to just give up and accept what's coming and not resist.
But the reverse is true too. If people are unhappy with Trump they're more likely to voice it if they see
So keep showing the crowds!
Unless these numbers translate to blue votes up and down the ballot at EVERY election here on out, they are not of much use. There is no good history to support that this will happen.
Case in point; 2024!
Other thing matter in election cycles, true but that is not what this is.
He won because the dems ran a black woman as their candidate and America is racist and misogynistic as fuck.
That's it. It's nothing more complicated than that.
America is a bigoted, ignorant cesspool of human garbage
Staying at home shouting at the TV isn't going to do anything.
Very very important
Rather than see the daily dismantling of our government
& Musk everywhere
Nasty business
Knowing you’re one of many empowers people and helps them act.
Seeing the large crowds is UPLIFTING to me and it feels like we're coalescing into a force to be reckoned with.
More power to them!
https://bsky.app/profile/jpmcjefferson.bsky.social/post/3lkuzn45sik2l
There are rallies around what’s happening to our country with Musk’s illegal takeover of our govt & chaos created.
All to give $2T in tax cuts per year for next 10 years…. Adding $20T to natl debt of which trump will be responsible for 50% of entire 250 year debt.
Also, Kamala had yuge crowds.... yet...
Rallies to wake people up—that’s Bernie, AOC.
Rallies to engage people to get involved however they can.
Town halls to engage voters in districts with MAGA reps.
Encouraging people to demand town halls with their reps.
Call/write reps.
Support candidates.
Certainly we all know about that someone who lies about their crowd size attendance.
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/article_c3307157-52ca-46f6-82be-53df52bae0d6.html
We should get past “large crowd sizes” as a means of charging our morale.
Kamala had “large crowds”. She unfortunately for us lost.
Massive civil disobedience is only the peaceful way forward.
WE, not Bernie, AOC, Superwoman or Batman, are the ones who can effect change.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
Our democracy is on the line here.
We have a compromised prostitute occupying our White House, and he pardoned murderous domestic terrorists.
I see it different now.