I’m from Denver and I’ve been to all but one of the nationwide days of protest so far.

I just need to come out and say it: yesterday was a pathetic showing compared to the last few, and in some ways that hurts the movement more than it helps. I haven’t seen the estimated attendance numbers nationwide yet, but this is based on my experience in Denver specifically. That kind of attendance decline makes it look like the resistance is losing steam/momentum and that people are giving up.

We cannot afford to send that message to Washington, intentionally or not. And at the end of the day, the difference in attendance comes down to weekday vs. weekend. A lot of people, especially working class people, can’t afford to take days off to protest. But if there’s no work to miss, we’ve seen that people show up en masse.

So until we’re ready for an actual general strike, we need to keep these protests to the weekend in my opinion. What do you all think?

Originally Posted By u/gilligansisle4 At 2025-05-02 10:05:55 AM | Source