Bullshit. Go look at the clips of dancing and chanting at many hundreds of protests yesterday.
We are afraid, and also angry as hell and also confident in the solidarity of millions of people just like us working every day to make our #NoKings chants an unassailable reality again in America.
I'm sorry, as a local leader who works with dozens of sister group leaders, I very much disagree.
Following the direction of the Democratic Governor of MN has nothing to do with fear.
It reflects the organization's commitment to the safety of our members and wider community.
There was no time for deliberation or consultation with local leaders because of the nature of the situation.
If there was, I'm 100% confident the events would have gone on as planned.
On the #NoKings nationwide debrief call, and it turns out that the Twin Cities Indivisible Leaders didn't do what the state police asked, they said no, not going to cancel and they didn't.
To be clear, Indivisible isn't a top-down thing, it's a bottom up thing. That's been true from the beginning and is still very much true. National offers help and opportunities for action, never dictates.