The Worst Play
We showed up. So what?
Roosters and owls and gold toilets and dinosaurs and hot dogs and out-of-order ICE machines and Bernie Sanders and lots and lots of signs, and seven million Lefties going, “Finally we got our shit together.” Emphasis on the together.
Fun!
Also: one epic flash in the pan.
Let’s face it: October 18 did not move the ball for the left one inch.
Here’s what should have happened: Instead of organizing 2500 protest marches, we needed to huddle up into 250,000 brainstorm sessions all across the country to figure out an actual position – one that doesn’t start with “No.”
You can’t just push back – time’s done for that. You need a counter-narrative that meets Trumpian tyranny and annihilates it – because it has justice and science and humanity on its side.
Find that, articulate it, weaponize it. And then hit the streets with a protest that actually means something.
— KL
Marches serve several purposes. They create solidarity by showing people they are not alone. They also create a permission structure for others to speak out. In addition, they are an organizing tool. The millions of names obtained are a resource for further activism. Lastly, they show the authoritarian regime the strength of the opposition. I am surprised the OP decided to dump on an enormously successful event of movement building and solidarity.
John Stewart basically suggested the same thing on Monday, albeit with a slightly more positive spin; a "Now what?" instead of a "So what?" Either way you say it, the basic premise stands that we need some practical, tangible, aggressive next steps. Got any suggestions?