This weekend millions of people participated in “No Kings Day” protests around the country. Based on this if I were president I think I would examine my actions which cause millions to protest you. Instead, he posts an AI-generated video showing him flying a military jet, wearing a king’s crown and dumping feces on the protestors. Can you even imagine the reaction if any of the former presidents have done that?
Clearly we can see that our country is no longer united. There are some deep lines drown between us. So seeing the protests yesterday, I wondered if it will do any good? How can these protests affect any real change? The politicians only want us to donate money but how can anything change?
So what other protest made any changes in American history?
U.S. Civil Right Movement - The 1963 march on Washington for jobs and freedom, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, helped build momentum for the Civl Rights Act of 1964.
Women’s Suffrage - Women's suffrage advocates organized demonstrations, petitions, and civil disobedience to demand voting rights. The decades-long movement culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote in the U.S.
Anti-Vietnam War Protests - A nationwide series of events in October and November 1969, this was a significant turning point that mobilized a mass movement and helped to erode public support for the war.
Protests do work and can create change. I don’t know how the “No Kings” protests will make change. We are definitely in a crucial time in American history.
Watching these protests made me remember the Schoolhouse Rock episode.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/WvOZs3g3qIo?si=y_vuqvIrony4fKFy
It is my hope that things will change whether these protests make a difference or not but I honestly can’t see it right now.
