This weekend we endured the latest round of leftist cosplaying, as the second "No Kings Day" protests took place across the country. My initial reaction to the announced plans for this Saturday was “Did the first attempt from this summer not work? Does it not dilute your efforts when you stage a successive event, suggesting it failed in its intent?"
And now we see some Monday morning quarterbacking in play, as there is a new narrative surrounding the reactions from the right concerning these protests. The common retort has been, with sheer obviousness, that this has been a fruitless endeavor given we lack a king. Noting that idiocy is apparently the problem.
Yes, they are making the implication that President Trump is acting out in an abusively power-hungry fashion, but the use of “King” completely opens these revelers up to critical analysis. And ridicule. As a result, there has been a pushback against this rather obvious and valid critique.
The "haha, how stupid, we don't HAVE kings, what's this all about?" tomfoolery is especially obnoxious. I can't quite decide if they're trolling the libs by pretending not to get it or are actually that clueless https://t.co/3sya5Zo61w
— Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇹🇼🇲🇩 (@CathyYoung63) October 19, 2025
There you have it. The problem is not with the messaging, it is with conservatives seeing the problem with the message! What we are getting is a variation of the “Republicans pounce” routine, which always is another way of saying “conservatives noticed the ridiculousness!” This strained effort has continued with other sycophants to the cause, as they attempt to spin it as a conservative “problem."
Not since teaching grade 9 English have I had to explain METAPHOR so many times to so many people! KINGS is a METAPHOR, folks, for a dictator, even one who supposedly arrived their by election. It can happen suddenly or slowly or methodically & strategically. Read Project 2025
— Miriclaire (@Miridunn) October 19, 2025
Well, since you force the issue, allow me to explain it as if you are in ninth grade. The problem rests with your use of a metaphor. If your actual intent is to call Trump a “tyrant,” then go with that word. The use of “King” does not automatically connote tyranny; there have been benevolent kings. You can sell the concept of a president acting in a tyrannical fashion if you feel that way, but a duly elected politician is not a default omnipotent royal.
And there emerged another issue with the insipid messaging. The "No Kings" protests spread to other countries, something the organizers detailed with glee. Then they ran into harsh reality: Many of those countries were in fact in possession of their own king. As a result, they needed to alter the script.
This is a perfect sign of just how unserious these people are today.
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) October 18, 2025
So they say no kings, whatsoever…unless you are a place that already has a king. Then it’s acceptable. pic.twitter.com/YCU7N7YxTB
There they were, sharing images and videos from other nations, touting the support for their movement from nations with a royal family. I’m sorry, but we fail to be impressed when this lecture comes from a country literally described as a “kingdom.”
Other examples of muted messaging exist in this fervor. On Sunday I was at the tavern, enduring my own feeling of opposition by watching my sports teams lose. We have a mixed political crowd there, with little in the form of divisive anger bubbling up. (Imagine that - peaceable disagreements.) One friend was showing me pictures from a local "No Kings" gathering on their phone.
I tried not to provoke a disagreement, but while they chortled over some of the signs seen at their rally I had to ask: “So…did it work?” I got a blank stare at first, and then my friend laughed, and said she did not expect me to get it. And, she had a point.
I have looked over these rallies on social media, out of curiosity. I hold no animus towards the protests, but I have largely held them to be impotent affairs. Those in opposition to President Trump over the years have been especially prone to neutered performances. These have been crowds who just want an excuse to protest. Mostly it is the Boomer set, looking to relive their glory days of resisting The Man, or such.
What else are we to make of the assembled codgers who sing insipid protest anthems, or make up a dance line with “Sweating To The Oldies”-level choreography? Does anyone insisting they are challenging authority and taking it to Trump ever step back for a moment and ask, how is he impacted by your tambourine ensemble? And the crowds of animal cosplay defy explanation.
I mean, what journalist sees these goobers in cartoon outfits and thinks they need to rush in and interview them to get their viewpoints?! (To answer, MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff.)
“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄 pic.twitter.com/NB2yM6cbRN
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 19, 2025
There is an undercurrent of doubt with these revelers, however. All of the insistence the throngs were impressive, that a message was sent, and real change is taking place, is all dispelled by the simple question of: “How?”
Apart from these protesters making the gathering look like a Bartles & Jaymes commercial, just what has your resistance achieved? What, precisely, did you just accomplish? There is no answer given. They have largely been met with a collective shrug – especially from the White House – and the main reaction has been to note to sheer paucity of monarchal rule in this country This rankles the revelers – because it is a valid remark, and one they cannot respond to cogently.
There has been one other comment that pops the pressure valve on their inflated sense of worth with these gatherings, by simply stating that we already celebrate a "No Kings Day." Those are held each year, on July the 4th, and have been held for hundreds of years. Or, to put it another way:
We have not had a king for 2.5 centuries, or -- 3 Bernie Sanders. https://t.co/W7c7KwSi6v
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) October 19, 2025
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