- People who actually know a goddamn thing about how social movements work understand that protests can be massively useful not as ends in themselves but as *starting points* for people who are newly mobilized They are huge opportunities. They matter
- Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
- A protest > 1 million people is significant in itself. A protest smaller than that is a mobilization tool.
