No Kings 3: The GOOD NEWS!

We can now estimate that at least 8 million people protested today, making this the largest protest in US history. 

National Indivisible says, "That means that over a million new people joined us this time around -- and we’re hearing stories from all over of people who didn’t just attend their first No Kings protest -- they attended their first-ever protest. 

And that’s the power of the No Kings protests. By being huge, and being everywhere, they invite new people into our movement -- not only those who attend, but those who drive by and get inspired, or see the scale of opposition on TV and realize they aren’t alone, and there’s hope for us yet."

Jacksonville played its part as more than 6,000 people of all ages peacefully marched and/or rallied in protest of the Trump regime.

Evidence continues to mount that No Kings Day 3.0 was an unqualified success by every measure. Reliable data is difficult to come by—a fact that reflects the decentralized nature of the grassroots resistance. But as reports continue to trickle into the few news outlets covering NKD3, several encouraging trends are emerging:

• There were more protests in red states than in prior No Kings protests. (Time, “[N]early half of the demonstrations will take place in a red or battleground state.”)

• There were larger protests in red states than in prior No Kings protests.

• Protesters were younger and more diverse than in previous No Kings protests.

• NKD3 protests in the same locations as NKD1 and NKD2 were substantially larger.

Rachel Maddow covered the above points in her opening monologue on Monday, 3/30, The Rachel Maddow Show - March 30 | Audio Only. Although there remain remarkably few feature articles about No Kings Day 3.0, USA Today published an overview that was fair in its descriptions. See USA Today, Red flare for Trump: ‘No Kings’ rallies a show of political force.

Per USA Today, the protests "had the broadest geographic reach of any single-day protest in the United States in more than a half-century. They included not only familiar precincts in New York and Los Angeles and Austin but also communities in all 50 states and every congressional district, including rural and Republican areas."

In short, we should feel good about NKD3, and those feelings should increase as we receive more data on the depth and scale of the protests.

And here is the most important point: If we do not protest, Trump will interpret our apathy and resignation as signs that there are no bounds on his power or corruption.

Resistance is the only path capable of shaping the future. The rest is surrender.

We must never surrender. If we do not quit, we will win. It is only a matter of time. It won’t be easy. Nothing worthwhile ever is.

Stay strong!

Source: Robert Hubbell, Today's Edition, Tuesday, March 31

Photo Credit: Corey Perrine, The Florida Times-Union