This is what happens when old school people employ old school methods and expect the same result they got fifty or sixty years ago.
The reason the anti-Vietnam protests had an impact, to the degree they even did, was they woke up the rest of the country and made people aware of how many were against the war. It brought the issues to the forefront, it made people question their beliefs. And I know, because I was THERE! Yesterday I read a review in the "Wall Street Journal" of the new book, "John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs." Its author is Ian Leslie, who is only FIFTY THREE YEARS OLD! In other words, he didn't live through Beatlemania, his work is based on research. Which is no match for firsthand experience.
Today's America is different. It's deeply divided and people are steadfast in their beliefs. I'm sure no one sat at home and watched yesterday's protests and changed their mind...
Assuming they were aware of them at all.
I tracked them online.
In the "New York Times" app... The story never made it to the top. As a matter of fact, you had to scroll relatively deep to find it. The "Washington Post" led with it, as did the "Los Angeles Times." "The Wall Street Journal" featured it not far from the top of its app and Apple News+ had the story first. This was by the end of the day, the protests were not the lead news item while they were happening.
Check the aforementioned news outlets right now. It's like yesterday's protests didn't even happen. If there are stories, they're way down the app.
Then again, that's the society we live in, what happens in the morning is oftentimes forgotten by the evening, never mind tomorrow.
But what drives me crazy is these organizers and participants don't know TODAY'S BATTLES ARE FOUGHT ONLINE!
Now if you were just on TikTok, you'd have seen the Obama clip from Friday:
www.tiktok.com/@sheajordansmith/video/7489619797844430123?_r=1&_t=ZT-8vIaxuTnfV0
Now maybe it was on the network news. Or cable. But check the ratings of those outlets, THEY'RE ANEMIC!
I've got to give the major news outlets credit, they're all on TikTok now. There's a great clip from Fareed Zakaria, on the social media app he reaches many more people than he does on television.
www.tiktok.com/@cnn/video/7489866134003518762?_r=1&_t=ZT-8vJKUdJHePu
Are there pro-Trump clips on TikTok? Of course. Usually by nitwit right wing MAGA-ites who pledge fealty to the President and have the nutritional value of a potato chip. They're laughable.
www.tiktok.com/@jenniferwilson2436/video/7488387996090191147?_r=1&_t=ZT-8vJKz4fqtly
So, you get your information online.
And if you're a student of the game, you know that X is now a hotbed of right wing believers, who luxuriate in owning the libs. What if everybody who protested yesterday went on X and criticized Musk and Trump.
No, even better than that... What if every Trump-hater went on Truth Social and posted anti-Trump messages. TRUMP WOUILD GO INSANE!
We've seen this movie. We know that Trump does not care about yesterday's protests, he's not questioning himself at all.
But Truth Social is his baby. He's preparing to sell shares imminently.
Musk is a techie, he probably can rewrite the algorithm quickly on X to bury a tsunami of negative Trump/Musk posts. But Truth Social? It's run on band-aids and bubble gum. The public could overwhelm/break it nearly instantly.
But people are protesting peacefully all over the nation. Give me a break.
Or if you still want to get in the street, protest in front of Trump's golf clubs. That'll piss him off.
And, of course, the best way to foment change is to address the issue ECONOMICALLY!
Not only has the world beaten down Tesla, Musk is pissed about it. Even worse for the man from Africa is that Trump is now distancing himself from Musk, getting ready to push him out, that's what all the news reports say.
MyPillow is being evicted from a warehouse for unpaid rent, never mind having to auction off heavy equipment, i.e. forklifts and conveyor belts.
thehill.com/business/4561502-mypillow-evicted-minnesota-warehouse-unpaid-rent/
As far as breaking down doors, like the January 6th rioters did, don't expect to get pardoned. There are two sets of rules here.
There are ways to make Trump and his acolytes and minions squirm. It's just that to the degree there is organization it's too old school.
All it takes is some innovative thinking.
But don't expect that amongst baby boomers or musicians, too inbred to see the way the world truly works.
HAVE I PISSED YOU OFF?
That's exactly the point. You've got to get people to question their precepts. How do you do this? By speaking truth.
I leave you with James Carville's attack on collaborators, referencing what happened to them after the Nazis left France...
www.tiktok.com/@politicon_news/video/7489503951679769899?_r=1&_t=ZT-8vJKRlUOMaU
P.S. For easy viewing of these TikTok clips go to lefsetz.com/wordpress/2025/04/06/saturdays-protests/
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