The next national protest should be over the Epstein Files

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1. From the article:

   >Millions of people have joined nationwide protests every month since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. Each rally has had its own theme, but from “Hands off” to “No Kings,” the underlying message was the same: the law should apply to everyone equally.

   >It’s the same rallying cry that Trump has used time and time again, with great success. Claims of an unfair witch hunt gained him support during his first impeachment, and using his criminal convictions as a warning that, if the law can be weaponized against one person, it can be used against anyone, helped secure his reelection.

   >Trump betrayed the notion that he cares about the rule of law this week, when his administration closed the door on justice for Epstein’s victims.

   >The two most recent anti-Trump protests held this year have attracted approximately 5 million people, suggesting this could be their attendance ceiling. The number of people attracted to protest based on the issues they’ve chosen to address — immigration enforcement, mass firings of government employees, LGBTQ rights, tax cuts for the rich, defunding of public social programs — has brought out historic numbers, but may have reached critical mass.

   >But there’s one way that could change: by making the next nationwide protest on July 17 about Epstein.

   >Hosting rallies to protest the Trump administration’s protection of the rich and powerful by refusing to release the Epstein Files could bring millions more to the streets, replacing party division with class solidarity. Frustration among Trump’s base over this is at an all-time high, and building on that momentum with a massive protest featuring a unifying message could help align the anti-Trump protests’ core message with that same value that’s shared by those on the right.

   >The window to build this alliance is small; Trump’s media allies have already begun throwing out face-saving narratives to see what sticks, and corporate outlets are all too eager to give Epstein the “both-sides” treatment.

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2. In one ear out the other with this administration. These protests don’t mean anything, the ballot box did and we absolutely fucked up hard on that. Like, the people who voted for and support Trump know that the left is upset and couldn’t give a rats ass about it. 

3. I’ve made comment before about it I suggest people read my past ones (it’s not that deep in my profile) to know my deeper opinion.

   Obviously epstein is a terrible person and his sort are a plague on society, but focusing on one document doesn’t fix that.

   That being said I think the US govt has done itself a disservice in its messaging game and has made it way worse than it could have been. The voting base of this administration wants a conclusion to epstein but this administration things epstein is just bs and another creep nothing buger, nothing to see.

   This will be a huge problem for the conservative base. Not just voters but the actual senators and representatives as well. You can’t run on the idea of exposing pedos in our system, but when you rub against that grain of pedos immediately be told “hey no pedos here”

4. I wouldn’t count on it. We all suspect if not know that any implicating information isn’t contained to a single party. The Democratic Party has attempted to make their brand the party of intellectual moral authority. We all know that it’s either their party or megadonors sympathetic to their cause that organize and fund these nationwide protests/demonstrations, they aren’t some magical manifestation of the people’s will, and the support from the top-down will not be there for this.

5. This is a dumb article because the premise is dumb. The Epstein story is useful because it is revelatory of the administration’s graft and incompetence. That might score some points among the handful of Democratic strategists still sucking the DNC dry, but it isn’t going to mobilize anyone in a useful direction. 

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