Jan Wildeboer 😷
The New York Times completely misses the obvious point when they say that "Nor has a high-profile leader or public face emerged" for the No Kings protest movement. Let me explain it in simple terms: There will be no king for the No Kings movement, dear NYT. It's kinda in the name, you see. (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/no-kings-protests-trump-organizers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W1A.zLMK.wmwJ_0UrM-uT&smid=url-share
There is a king in the No Kings movement. It's the constitution. But the media wants a living person to expose, punch down, ridicule or glorify, depending on what they guess will bring the most clicks. Stay leaderless and they are totally confused :)
Reiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@jwildeboer they will find one and declare them the leader even if it is just the spokesperson of one group.That's what they did with other groups. And when they have chosen their protagonist, they will select an antagonist.
There was a nice talk with Drosten and two prominent journalists in Germany and they talked about communication. The journalists explained to Drosten the above process. And he told them, that science discussions work differently. Based on facts.
@prefec2 And as in every movement, there will be some ego-driven men (almost always men) that are almost desperate to become the perceived leader. That's the worst part. They are typically men with a certain charisma, often with a sociopathic/narcissist undercurrent, that know how to manipulate people. That can be a net positive, don't get me wrong. But it almost always ends up in infighting and division.