Pleased to be your first. This instance hasn't even been around but a month or so. If anything what I say can be justified because I have been there. I've even been harassed by the MAGA group in my town. I was the media coordinator for Indivisible in a Texas city. I was there for 50501 first protest in Austin which was just supposed to be a day. I took photographs of the movement, made flyers, attended local town Hall meetings and helped organize my cities first 50501 branch and organized the Tesla protests by myself because the rest of the group was afraid of any retaliation.
Unfortunately I was doxxed and my wife and I harassed so I took a break. On my break. As I stepped aside, I saw the egos within the activist groups eat each other and saw that a lot of them just wanted the spotlight and not so eager for change. I've seen the egos within the 50501 Discord rooms attack each other and forget about the mission. My opinions have gotten more cynical and more extreme and more left. I plan to get back to organizing, but I'm looking for the right group to help.
They need to protest during the week and disrupt businesses. And not only do it a couple times a year like it's a music festival. I was an early organizer for 50501 and Indivisible last year and nothing has changed. I'm a bit cynical because fascism is already at our front door. What's missing in these protests from experience is young people. It's mostly 30+ people. Mainly retire aged.
I hopefully doubt he'll live much longer.