3 takeaways from Saturday’s No Kings nationwide protests

I am trying to understand the objective of the “No Kings” protests.  It’s like Lisa Simpson’s anti-tiger rock.  In a little over 3 years, when Trump’s term wraps up, the “No Kings” protestors will take credit for the peaceful transfer of power.

I checked NPR because they are Progressive, but don’t tend to get all wee-wee’ed up.

The overriding theme of the marches was the accusation that President Trump is behaving more like a monarch than an elected official.

In what respect is Trump acting like a monarch?  I asked Bing’s AI about characteristics of monarchies.

Monarchies are characterized by several key features, saying that monarchies typically: 

  •  have a hereditary line of succession,
  • often play a symbolic role in their countries with limited political power
  • authority is believed to be derived from divine sources
  • are constitutionally limited.
  • have deep cultural and historical roots, reflecting the traditions and values of the society

None of that applies to anything Trump has done, and doesn’t seem to be what NPR or the protestors are talking about.

It marked the second massive wave of protests organized by No Kings — a network of progressive organizations fighting against Trump’s agenda.

Organizers said about 2,600 No Kings events were planned across nearly every state, and that it projected a bigger turnout than the 5 million it said attended its previous nationwide action in June.

According to NPR, No Kings protestors are just political opposition to Trump’s agenda.  Trump was elected as the result of a democratic election.  That doesn’t make No Kings undemocratic, they just have no authority.  Note that the crowd numbers are coming from the organizers, so not at all reliable.

NPR provides more detail.

Protesters showed up to oppose a wide range of issues, including the administration’s immigration tactics and its push for federal and military intervention in Democratic-led states as a way to tackle crime. The diversity of concerns was strung together by the broader messaging of democracy, constitutional rights and the freedom the U.S. was founded on.

President Trump is enforcing immigration laws and protecting federal officers in cities that won’t support them.  To my knowledge, Trump hasn’t exceeded his authority or disregarded any judicial restraints.

“This is why we’re here, we’re here to protect America,” Kitchen said.

That’s obviously not true.  The protestors are attempting to advance a Progressive agenda.  That’s all.  The protestors are not informed or deep thinkers.  This sign is evidence of that.

The Confederacy and Nazi Party were democratically elected.  The No Kings protestors are not attempting to protect democracy, but to over turn it.  President Lincoln was a Republican and Southern Democrats supported the Confederacy and Jim Crow laws.  The Nazi Party was the National Socialist Party in Germany.  New York City is preparing to elect a Socialist mayor.

My sense is that No Kings is a new direction for Democratic Party to oppose President Trump, without discussing his policies.

Democrats have tried to opposes Trump’s policies, but they kept finding themselves on the short end of an 80/20 issue.  Most Americans want criminal illegal immigrants to be deported, penises out of girls locker rooms, trade policies that benefit America, an end to racist DEI policies and an effective military. We like not being sucked into any wars, and don’t mind negotiated peace agreements.

Most Americans won’t support a party that just does the opposite of whatever President Trump wants, but Progressives in the Democratic Party won’t support a party that doesn’t oppose Trump.  The answer is to not talk about actual policies, but to make up a nonsense cause to oppose Trump.