Do protests like No Kings still matter? Here’s what experts say
Do protests like No Kings still matter? Here’s what experts say
- October 17, 2025
- David Meyer, sociology, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 17, 2025
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Mass protests “do a lot, but they don’t do everything that you want them to do,” said David Meyer, a professor of sociology at UC Irvine and author of “How Social Movements (Sometimes) Matter.” “So on Oct. 19, Donald Trump will probably still be president.”
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