Card 33: No Kings in America
No Kings in America
Soldiers off Our Streets
ICE Out, CBP Fixed
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump began his first day in office as a dictator, as he had promised, and he has remained a dictator ever since.
The Trump government, in less than a year, has transformed our country into a fledgling authoritarian regime, altering the fundamental principles of our democracy.
Some examples of this brutal dictatorship include:
● Deportation raids with armed, masked men attacking and detaining people, including children, often based on racial profiling.
● Innocent people treated like criminals and forcibly removed from homes and vehicles, leading to injuries and even death.
● Detention centers are overcrowded with children and families, with inmates often ‘lost” in the system. Plans for more facilities are being developed.
● Daily violation of our constitutional rights to due process and protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
● Suppression of free speech, press, and assembly.
● Erosion of our right to vote and to fair elections continues to be eroded, in violation of the Constitution.
● Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost in both the government and private sectors.
Let’s Turn Our Anger and Frustration into Action!
No Kings in America
Soldiers off Our Streets
ICE Out, CBP Fixed
On March 28th
We Will Be Demonstrating in All 50 States.
Join Us: Your Voice Matters!
The United States and The American Flag Belong To Us — All of Us — Every Single Person
Who Calls This Country Home.
Only 3.5% of the population, about 12 million Americans, can change a dictator’s rule through nonviolent protests.
We Can Do This!
Together, as we march, we can shout,
“No Kings in America.”
TO FIND A DEMONSTRATION NEAR YOU
No Kings in America
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The 3.5% Rule of Nonviolent Protesting
In her book “Why Civil Resistance Works”, Harvard professor Erica Chenoweth wrote about the 3.5% rule. In short, the 3.5% rule says:
No government has withstood a challenge from a nonviolent, active participation of 3.5% of its population. Based on data from 1900 to 2006, these campaigns were twice as likely to succeed as violent ones.
For a country like the United States, 3.5% represents roughly 12 million people.
The 3.5% refers to the maximum number of people participating at any single point in time, not the total number over the entire campaign.
While 3.5% is a small minority, such a level of active participation probably means many more people quietly agree with the cause.
Nonviolent campaigns are more successful because they attract a broader, more diverse, and more inclusive base of participants compared to violent campaigns.
It is a “rule of thumb” or observation, not a guarantee, that sustained, active, nonviolent participation of 3.5% of the population leads to success.
Most nonviolent campaigns actually succeed with far less than 3.5% participation.
- https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr/publications/35-rule-how-small-minority-can-change-world
- https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-peaceful-protest-by-just-3-5-percent-of-americans-could-force-major-policy-changes-from-the-trump-administration/
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
