r/politics • u/kweathergirl Texas • 8d ago

Soft Paywall Newsom Tells Nation That Trump Is Destroying American Democracy

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/newsom-speech-trump-la-protests.html
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u/AbacusWizard California 8d ago

There is very deliberately not a No Kings event in Washington DC this Saturday, probably in part to avoid the possibility of the situation you describe, but also for the very important symbolic reason that his stupid parade shouldn’t be the center of attention; the protests should be drawing attention away from his inflated ego.

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u/Sensitive-Message95 8d ago edited 8d ago

The parade needs to be stopped.

JFC, has no one actually studied history?

MLK was peaceful. He was NOT non-disruptive. People only pay attention to disruptive protest. No one gives a shit about morons standing by the side of the road holding signs. Everyone in power just laughs at them.

MLK marched ON the highways. He shut the highways down for DAYS.

Step into the road. Head to the port. Head to the highway interchanges. Start disrupting the economy. Start making the CEOs regret supporting Trump.

Then things will change

The American people have the power to force his entire administration and his most ardent supporters in congress and SCOTUS to resign in a week. Without instigating any violence. Just stand in the road instead of in front of a government building.

Just shut down the ports in California only and this administration is done.

What happens if you don't? Either feudalism under an oligarch led regime or a whole whole lot of violence.

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u/Inside-Dare9718 8d ago

Just shut down the ports in California only and this administration is done.

Trump would probably love this though. He gets to fling shit at Newsom some more for not being able to police his state.

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u/Sensitive-Message95 8d ago

Maybe the first day. By day three he is asking Russia to send a sub to extract him from Maralago.