Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason He makes money regardless, boo hoo, the consummate constructor of optimizable corruption.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason That is an *extremely* telling comparison.
If a massive nation-wide series of protests incites LESS retaliation from influential bigots than the relatively small targeted actions of a few protesters, it's not difficult to figure out which approach *actually* has a greater potential for meaningful impact.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason
Peter Thiel IS the Antichrist and he is doing his best to usher in the Apocalypse. -
Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason Excellent take. Greta forced the navies of 3 countries to mobilize and protect her fleet. People should learn from her and try to always think what's effective, that is if they truly want change.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason The only problem with this is that while the No Kings protests are not really creating change into ways many of us would like, literally nobody else is doing the work to organize to make protests (or anything else) more effective. I would be more sympathetic to doing things different if people critiquing these protests were willing to do more than just critique, but at this point those participating in No Kings are doing a lot more than literally anyone else at this point.
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@RiaResists protesting "every possible way" is unnecessary. We already know which types of protests are effective and which aren't. And if you're doing the exact type of protest that is ineffective, maybe it's time to ask if the leaders of that protest should be replaced.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason #NoKings is not meant to change any public policy outcomes directly. In terms of campaign strategy, what it does is:
- provide an easy first action for those who've previously been completely uninvolved or only passively involved,
- provide a context for activists and organizers to connect with new recruits and for newbies to gain emotional fortitude by connecting with each other, and
- provide a show of growing movement numbers, as a warning to politicians and business leaders of where the consensus of voters and customers is trending.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason what about the 3.5% rule?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
That suggests we need about 10,000,000 people to join a day of no kings protests in the US for real change to happen.
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Billionaires are worried about the Greta Thunberg type of protesting, which, on the ground, is a modest movement. But it's subversive, it tries to cause crisis. it's a type of protest that topples power structures.
Notice how billionaires never seem to worry about branded activism like #NoKings. It's because those types of protests don't apply pressure to those who wield power.
It's shows up and it leaves quietly.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/peter-thiel-antichrist-greta-thunberg-end-of-modernity-billionaires/
@fromjason Modernity and Antichrist in the same messaging. Probably puts crypto and actual value together too
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@fromjason The only problem with this is that while the No Kings protests are not really creating change into ways many of us would like, literally nobody else is doing the work to organize to make protests (or anything else) more effective. I would be more sympathetic to doing things different if people critiquing these protests were willing to do more than just critique, but at this point those participating in No Kings are doing a lot more than literally anyone else at this point.
@MackenzieD what about the people critiquing the people critiquing the protests? Where are they in our great hour of need?
lol stop it
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@aprilfollies @RiaResists I'm calling out fake corporate orgs like No Kings and not fellow leftists so?
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@fromjason #NoKings is not meant to change any public policy outcomes directly. In terms of campaign strategy, what it does is:
- provide an easy first action for those who've previously been completely uninvolved or only passively involved,
- provide a context for activists and organizers to connect with new recruits and for newbies to gain emotional fortitude by connecting with each other, and
- provide a show of growing movement numbers, as a warning to politicians and business leaders of where the consensus of voters and customers is trending.
@deFractal retroactively applying a purpose to a non-movement doesn't magically turn it into a movement.
I'm sorry but you literally just made this up on the spot. These words do not exist anywhere but here right now.
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