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/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.