Is anyone planning on joining the 50501 protest on the 5th?
Is anyone planning on joining the 50501 protest on the 5th?
Is anyone planning on joining the 50501 protest on the 5th?
Probably not. It's looking from a glance to be pretty small and ill-planned, as many spontaneous "how 'bout we just All Protest Right Now?" things tend to go. I want to believe it'll be big, but I doubt it, and my state capital is a long drive away for something I have so little faith in.
That's how it turned out in my state
I can't find any real (read: website, email, etc) for the protest and honestly am wondering if it's a false flag operation.
I am not going to Facebook or reddit for info about this.
I'm worried this will be a mess. On the subreddit everyone is discussing wearing blue and the US flag and I've only seen one person pointing out that none of this is practical for a protest, and no one is listening.
I know I need to be more politically involved but I wonder if it'd be better not to risk my job so I can at least donate to causes that might be more effective. But I've also never seen a proper protest so maybe this is normal? What are y'all's thoughts?
ETA the user listed as the organizer for my state is suspended from Reddit, no other contact
ETA II: yeahhhh I've seen three different start times for my state. I wonder if the reason I never hear about protests around here is we're all stupid
ETA III: the person saying they'll DM people the signal link for my state never got back to me. Is this normal? I thought protests were supposed to be more coordinated but I've also never seen one local to me so I might be wrong.
I wish you all good luck
The weather here has us trapped at home, but I hope that the protest goes well! Organizing like this is important, and I hope we see more of this in the future, preferably with more time to prepare.
Context?
It's a nationwide protest against Project 2025 and fascism
https://50501movement.carrd.co/
Edit
Link to Project 2025 document
Ah, thanks. Not in US so it doesn't apply to my 'nation', but I stand with y'all in solidarity!
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