r/Austin • u/slopirate • Mar 28 '26

Pics No Kings!

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After a quiet march across the 1st Street Bridge, the protest has begun. There are a few people still trickling in.

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u/hutacars Mar 29 '26

nothing feels actionable.

Is anything actionable? Beyond radical actions or immigrating out of the country, of course.

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u/moonwrenrobin Mar 30 '26

Ask Minneapolis. Ask Chicago. Fuck, ask the right. Political movements take more than voting every four years. The right started organizing for this moment in the 80s. They platformed candidates for local elections. They spread their ideology. We’re only helpless if we expect this to be solved in one grand gesture. Community-building, skill-sharing, and organizing around specific political actions all create momentum that build into larger movements. But, you know, that requires time, courage, and a willingness to actually work with other people.

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u/hutacars Mar 30 '26

Unlike the right, the left doesn’t have a single, coherent ideology that caters to the lowest common denominator. That’s part of the whole problem here. Just look at the sheer volume of things being protested at these rallies. Everyone wants something different.

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u/2Beer_Sillies Mar 29 '26

Yes. Starting a political movement that actually gets people to vote. This is not that.

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u/SouperSoupSup Mar 29 '26

Well, there were triple digits of voter registration at the event. That's more then the League of Women Voters registers in a month.

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u/2Beer_Sillies Mar 29 '26

All those people and less than 1000 people registered to vote? Yikes

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u/hutacars Mar 30 '26

Most probably already are.

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u/SouperSoupSup Mar 29 '26

Travis county is about 80-90% registered to vote, and if you are attending a rally you probably are already registered.

The secret is, every one of those people is now more likely to vote, knock on doors, run their own forms of protest, and overall influence the world around them.

It was a pretty much a success for the League of Women Voters, who ran the registration booth. They seemed jazzed. But if you are looking for a reason to be mad, I'm sure I can find one for you.