The DC rally was a dumb idea, and follow-up *real* protests were a **good** idea, for the exact reason that unlike the DC rally, we would have controlled the message. Half of winning is not allowing your opponent to control how you are percieved by the public, which regardless of the type of conflict, including peaceful, is required to win. > You are not winning any more elections. Get that through your thick skulls. I fully understand this. What you need explained to you is this: There is a pattern and series of prerequisites to all conflicts, even peaceful ones. Least of all for a just cause no less. In fact a just cause will be absolutely necessary to win. In order to have that, people expect a certain series of events to happen. 1. a victim narrative "we were attacked first" (we have that, thank you dumbfucks in antifa), 2. persecution to solidify people into an effective organization and make our case for us, 3. an insufferable opponent who overreaches. Number three is all but complete and puts the moderates solidly on our side. Oh but we don't need the moderates? Wrong. All the professionals, from every walk of life, every skillset, every persuasion, access to every connection and resources we will need? They're all mostly moderates. Peace is de way fren. If you don't understand why peace is the way, then don't ever go to war.