I went to the DC protest of the pending invasion of Iraq in January 2003. I heard estimates of half a million people in attendance. There were also coordinated marches in major cities around the country the same day. Afterwards, there was practically zero media coverage, which was profoundly illuminating. We all know what happened after that.
At least now we have ways to document and spread videos and photos instantly, so we don’t have to rely on corporate media to tell us about what did or did not happen. Here’s to hoping there’s a different outcome this time around.
I went to my local protest. I understand that protests alone will NOT resolve our dictatorship takeover. But it gives people HOPE- it makes them feel they are NOT ALONE in feeling their government takeover is something you should be afraid to speak up against. I went to a few protests in college & have been protesting the Gaza genocide monthly for almost 2 years. I have never been to a protest like the No Kings one. Then energy and solidarity was palpable- you MISSED OUT! And I am a very experienced protestor too!
I went to the DC protest of the pending invasion of Iraq in January 2003. I heard estimates of half a million people in attendance. There were also coordinated marches in major cities around the country the same day. Afterwards, there was practically zero media coverage, which was profoundly illuminating. We all know what happened after that.
At least now we have ways to document and spread videos and photos instantly, so we don’t have to rely on corporate media to tell us about what did or did not happen. Here’s to hoping there’s a different outcome this time around.
I remember there being tons of mainstream media coverage of the protests before the Iraq War
You could always film and make a documentary out of it. It's your medium right?
I went to my local protest. I understand that protests alone will NOT resolve our dictatorship takeover. But it gives people HOPE- it makes them feel they are NOT ALONE in feeling their government takeover is something you should be afraid to speak up against. I went to a few protests in college & have been protesting the Gaza genocide monthly for almost 2 years. I have never been to a protest like the No Kings one. Then energy and solidarity was palpable- you MISSED OUT! And I am a very experienced protestor too!
https://open.substack.com/pub/jbfoxx/p/who-holds-the-pen?r=5q481x&utm_medium=ios