<![CDATA[Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense.]]>Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense.

Protests matter. Societal resistance has been hardening. It’s a massive problem for the MAGA regime.

And “No Kings” is crucial as part of an effort to dispel the idea that “real America” stands behind Trump.

https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/a40ac673-b42b-4108-9756-feeae62ca5e8

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/86ae75d5-691f-464d-bd6f-c6d492a1efb8/forget-all-the-protests-don-t-matter-and-no-kings-is-just-silly-nonsense.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 06:10:49 GMTSat, 28 Mar 2026 13:02:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:16:29 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history History proves these demonstrations help to provide a catalyst for change. MLK Freedom marches and women protesting for the vote in front of the White House are two examples. History also shows those in power inevitably describe them as smaller than they were, delusional, and ineffective.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HappytoBe/statuses/116307459432681490https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HappytoBe/statuses/116307459432681490Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:16:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:01:07 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history
A great way to meet other people who share your interest in saving the planet & civilization.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Nazani/statuses/116307399008630160https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Nazani/statuses/116307399008630160Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:01:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:54:33 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history great thread! Very clearly and compellingly conveys how these protests matter.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dgodon/statuses/116307373170439951https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dgodon/statuses/116307373170439951Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:54:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:20:30 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history
I'll be heading my local protest today. You can't form a resistance without getting organized and protests are the breeding grounds for organization.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115861344739377818/statuses/116307239268817756https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115861344739377818/statuses/116307239268817756Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:20:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:13:46 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history We can also talk about the shopping choices at teh protest....

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116307212826371109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116307212826371109Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:13:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:13:17 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history Yes, even while purity testers mock doing protests without boycotts. Oh, what if they go to Target for supplies?
More important is "no, the normal people are saying this is wrong."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116307210915734796https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/geonz/statuses/116307210915734796Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:13:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:29:43 GMT]]>@tzimmer_history I don’t think this is cringe at all. Huge swathes of Americans are fundamentally patriotic- they want their country to be something they’re proud of. I think it’s been a huge strategic error for the Left to allow the Right to define what that means over the last 40+ years. Reclaiming that is a critical part of building something lasting.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/sethrichards/statuses/116307039559434477https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/sethrichards/statuses/116307039559434477Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:29:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:14:21 GMT]]>Will it work? I don’t know. But it is certainly better than preemptively conceding ground to the Right’s claims that they deserve disproportionate power as representatives of “the people.”

It is time for (small-d) democrats to assert their right to define what “real America” should be going forward.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306979138970721https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306979138970721Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:11:57 GMT]]>The chasm between the traditional Republican assertion of representing “normal” America and the assortment of extremists, fraudsters, and weirdos in positions of influence and power has become brutally stark. It is time to pounce.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306969700183476https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306969700183476Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:11:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:10:11 GMT]]>But all (small-d) democrats in America must dispute this claim of “real American” normalcy and replace the repressive norm of white Christian patriarchal dominance with a promise that the expected norm is an acceptance of pluralism and diversity in all spheres of life.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306962784977728https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306962784977728Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:10:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:09:16 GMT]]>This is also how the (perceived) “normie” character of the No Kings protests becomes an asset. Too long have rightwingers been allowed to present themselves as “real Americans” and deride everyone who dares to dissent as “abnormal.”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306959166269219https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306959166269219Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:09:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:08:20 GMT]]>This is where the slogan “No Kings,” in all its simplicity, is effective. It is a reference to a founding myth – but mobilized in defense of democratic self-government, as an affirmation of democratic aspirations, even if America has certainly never fully lived up to them yet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306955503548781https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306955503548781Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:08:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:07:09 GMT]]>Finally, the No Kings protests can be part of an effort to, as cringe as that may sound, reclaim patriotism from the Right. Too long have rightwingers been allowed to drape their grievances in the nation’s collective symbols and present themselves as the guardians of the national mythos.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306950841021431https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306950841021431Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:07:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:06:09 GMT]]>Secondly, a broad coalition is needed to defeat Trumpist authoritarianism. In thousands of places, Americans are coming together with their neighbors in a communal effort that creates a shared experience beyond strategic or ideological disagreement. That matters.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306946894277661https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306946894277661Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:05:10 GMT]]>First of all, the Trumpists’ key assertion is that they represent “real America,” that the November election was a referendum that installed Trump as the tribune of “the people.” Anything that helps to dispel such notions – especially in the minds of mainstream elites – matters.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306943021728170https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306943021728170Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:05:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forget all the “Protests don’t matter” and “No Kings is just silly” nonsense. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:04:18 GMT]]>The No Kings protests in the fall of 2025 did not change anything in any immediate, tangible way. It was a highly symbolic affair. But that doesn’t relegate the protests to the status of an ephemeral blip. I believe they mattered for three main reasons:

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306939653089284https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tzimmer_history/statuses/116306939653089284Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:04:18 GMT