silence7The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’
As a person who is attended many rallies, protests, etc., over the last 30 years or so, this New King’s protest was among the most goofy and silly. And for a reason: for all of the Nazi haters trying to denounce our movement, we showed up, and did a massive number, and we’re just a bunch of goofy, silly, people who love America and want it to get back to the days where America loves us back.
My take would be that the 1960s protestors were trained/influenced by people who came out of the 1930s to 1950s movements. Those were the days when getting shot by the police or Pinkertons was a real threat. Haymarket Square, the Harlan County War, and the execution of the Rosenbergs were on their minds, and they didn’t want to seem silly or trivial.
Also, Trump is such a joke of a person, it’s hard not to treat the entire thing like a game.