The cowardly “officials” cancelled the protests, and 80,000 people proved that they don’t listen to spineless Democrats any more than treasonous MAGAs, and showed up anyway.
Craven Democrat politicians need to match the courage of their constituents, or find another job. It’s time for Democratic Warriors to step up.
Around 80,000 people still showed up to protest at the MN capital today, so I don’t think what “officials” say matters.
Yeah, people misunderstand how citizen protests work when they talk about protest organizers like they’re in charge. Maybe they filed some papers with city hall and did some promotion, but there’s no such thing as “protest leadership”.
Yup protests have no head to kill. So try as they may this will continue until we are sure no nazis are inside our political system.
The officials can get fucked. What an absolutely absurd and cowardly response.
Democrats being democrats
I’m so conflicted on this take. On one hand, it sounds a little accelerationist/tankie. On the other hand, you’re not wrong. But they are trying to protect lives by recognizing there is a literal serial murderer on the loose with not only the names and addresses of public officials, but also “no kings” rally flyers.
So it’s a fairly simple trolley problem question in the “what if” scenarios going through an actual concerned public official’s mind. It’s cool people showed up cause they all realized this dude was a coward and will only shoot people who are at an extreme disadvantage, and wouldn’t dare to go public with his violence cause there’s a chance he might get punched in the face a few dozen times before his homies in blue pull him out.
But you really can’t blame this public statement on “Democrats are cowards”, even though it is objectively true.
We can blame the officials. Don’t let the heckler’s veto work. It’s murder of course, but it’s also bullying. And capitulation only makes it worse next time. They’ll always have lunatics with guns.
Officials cancel all “No Kings” events
I don’t think it works like that, like it is in the fucking name.
If I am understanding it correctly, a stay at home order was issued because the shooter was still “at large” having shot at authorities and then fleeing. The time the protests was supposed to be was covered under the stay at home order.
I think the protests should happen if at all possible, but I understand not wanting people on the streets when there is a known gunman about.
If the protests against Trump are canceled because his supporters assassinate Democrats, it will encourage more assassinations.
1 gunman, thousands of protesters. Hmmm.
Right, the gunman might run into the crowd and loudly announce that he was going to shoot them before being wrestled to the ground, or the gunman might find a safe perch and fire indiscriminately into the crowd, causing casualties, panic and chaos, then melt away into the night.
Tough to say which one is more likely
