This country is currently in the midst of a rather brazen power grab. Or in the sterilized language of academia, a constitutional crisis. It's weird, reading about them in the history books, it always seemed like a sudden thing rather than this slow/fast shitshow.
Yesterday, folks headed for Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville to protest all that's going on. Although it wasn't a record crowd like last month, hundreds still turned out on a muggy Saturday to hear from speakers and take to the streets.
Plenty of familiar faces. Even more unfamiliar ones. Kept hearing variations on the 'this is my first protest' theme.
Welcome to the struggle! Can't promise it'll be fun, but I can promise it'll be a lot.
The No Kings, No Fascism protest was organized by the 50501 movement and BLM Louisville, in conjunction with other local groups. It wasn't just Louisville though, the protest was part of a nationwide day of protests in all 50 states.
Protests are a beautiful thing, but unless they are intertwined with other actions to bring about change, they mostly serve as a convenient pressure relief valve for the ruling class. That point was driven home repeatedly by the speakers yesterday, and to that end numerous local groups were set up in the square to connect with people.
This here is a marathon, not a sprint. On that note, the next protest is already scheduled for August 2nd.
Still a bit amazed that Epstein's list is the thing that can get everyone on the same page. Well, except for the ruling class folks on the list.
Troops in the streets and masked men kidnapping people off the streets seems straight out of some generic dystopian movie. Still, I can't shake the feeling that what we're living through is the death throes of the old order. The times and the planet are changing, and trying to turn back the clock won't do nary bit of good. Small comfort in the here and now...
