Opinion | No Kings is impressive. It’s not enough.
Why Minneapolis activism is a stronger model than No Kings protests.
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MS NOW ought to know the difference between reporting and advocacy. This reads like they're annoyed the protests didn't follow their preferred playbook.
Fair point—hard to tell if they're critiquing the movement itself or just wishing it'd done more.
Why are they comparing two separate movements instead of just evaluating each on its own merits? Feels like they needed a villain for the story.
Where's the data showing Minneapolis activism actually achieved more than No Kings did? They're basically just asserting their model works better without any real comparison.
Minneapolis got actual policy changes passed - defund votes, charter amendments, civilian oversight boards - while No Kings has great messaging but where's the concrete wins?
The piece essentially argues that local organizing beats national protest movements, which is fine, but it reads like the author decided on that conclusion first and then found examples to fit it rather than actually examining what each approach does well or poorly.
"No Kings is impressive. It's not enough." is such a sick way to say "I personally prefer a different activism strategy"
feels like they're just mad No Kings is getting attention instead of the local stuff they cover more. could've done a straight comparison without the "it's not enough" thing.
Fair point—but did they actually compare what No Kings covers versus the local reporting they're saying was overlooked?
MS NOW pushing their preferred activism model instead of just reporting what's happening. Typical liberal gatekeeping.
Fair point that opinion pieces shouldn't masquerade as news, though I'd note the "Opinion |" label does signal this is commentary rather than reporting.