No Kings Rallies: Build On It
Today was No Kings Day in the U.S. and around the world with large crowds in large cities and smaller ones in small cities, towns and hamlets. Regardless of the numbers, (estimates are running as high as 9 million at the moment) what’s important is people showed up, stood up, and showed they still stand for decency and the rule of law.
Due to being completely under the weather I had to cancel plans to attend the rally in Chicago, but I did tune into the national live stream. I’m not sure if that will stay up after the day is done, but I sure hope it does.
What will be more important than the protest rallies will be what happens next. We all know weekend protests, as good as they are for building solidarity, are not enough and there’s still a big fight ahead. As the sign above says, so much wrong, so little cardboard. As wrong and dark as things have been, things are going to get more wrong and darker before whatever the end of this will be.
I’ve linked to Bruce Springsteen’s song, Streets of Minneapolis here before, and you can catch it there or just about anywhere. Below is the short speech he gave before singing that song at the Minneapolis No Kings Rally.
https://youtu.be/FAmFq_A912s?si=BgwmCjU0HiJuCzgG
Sing and march on.
(Image from Bill Strait on Mastodon
You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above.
#BruceSpringsteen #Minneapois #NoKingsDay #Politics
Lieber ein richtiges Klapprad
Tom Zijlstra
Xenopolias
Los cuadernos de Vieco
Variety
a/k/a ginger 🍵...🎶🌻
Fanua 🌐
Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3
Deadline
Muschelschloss 🌿