Millennials don’t believe protesting works.

I’ve seen a lot of discussion about why millennials aren’t coming out. Yes, they work and have young children. They are taking care of their elderly parents. All of these things are true and valid.

But also millennials have gone to the Occupy Wall Street protests, which accomplished nothing. The BLM protests, which accomplished nothing. The Women’s March, which lol. I protested during all of these things only for our country to slide even further into capitalistic greed and corruption. When Bernie was running, someone we could get excited about, he was undermined by his own party.

Many millennials don’t even believe their vote matters anymore in the face of gerrymandering and the electoral college.

I still want to believe protesting can effect change. Or frankly that American citizens have any power at all anymore. I’ll be protesting on the 5th, but man is it hard to keep hope alive when our generation has been crushed under the establishment for our entire lives. Combine that with how oppressive the 40+ hour work week is and can you blame people for not protesting? Millennials barely even have the energy to do their laundry.

I’m not sure how to energize people. I’m not even sure how to energize myself. The Democratic party offers no leadership or hope whatsoever.

Please offer your local millennial (and me!) some hope. Please tell me we aren’t just screaming into a void.

Originally Posted By u/duckhunt420 At 2025-03-31 11:47:11 AM | Source

  • Dogyote@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Indivisible has been extremely effective against Trump during his first term.

    I’m not trying to be rude, but I’ve never heard of Indivisible. What have they done and how were they effective during Trump’s first term?

    • RainbowHedgehog@50501.chatEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Indivisible is the main organizer of the April 5th protests this weekend. In Trump 1.0 they were a big factor in protecting things like the ACA. They also work towards building progressive politics in Red and Purple states. They also work to prevent voter suppression and gerrymandering.

      This isn’t even the list of their best accomplishments, but this is from their website: https://indivisible.org/impact

      Their whole point is to use political pressure on politicians weak points to make them more likely to cave to their demands. They were a big factor in getting the Democrats to do the filibuster early on in Trump’s second term. They often focus on local politics. It’s a bottom-up strategy. This is also why they keep organizing those town halls.