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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Cabin fever versus Covid fever, COVID-19, 6/x
The public reactions to the sprinkle of open up protests has been, like virtually everything else these days, heavily partisan and polemical. The picture at left, from Huntington Beach, is one of the scattered protests to end–or loosen–restrictions on commerce … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Jones, Austin, Betsy DeVos, Boise, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Huntington Beach, Infowars, masks, public health, public opinion, social distance, Stephen Moore
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Comfort, Congregation, Contagion,Contention, COVID-19 (3/x)
Public worship, especially when prohibited, is often political. The litany of martyrs who practiced their faith against the dictates of their governments stretches at least a couple of thousand years. Stories of individuals or groups standing up against authoritarian states … Continue reading
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Tagged Antigone, civil disobedience, COVID-19, Donald Trump, faith, First Amendment, Florida, Greg Abott, Louisiana, prayer, public health, religion, Rodney Howard-Brown, Ron DeSantis, Tampa, Texas, vector
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Loyalty
Donald Trump is trying to destroy Mitt Romney. It starts with snarky side comments in front of reporters and on Twitter, continues through allies–and other Trumps–disparaging disloyalty and demanding that Romney be ousted from the Republican caucus, and will escalate … Continue reading
Trump speaks for himself at the March for Life
Donald Trump became the first president to address the annual anti-abortion March for Life this week and he made this year’s event about about himself. “Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House,” he bragged … Continue reading
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Tagged antii-abortion, commemoration, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, March for Life, Roe v. Wade
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The Senate isn’t sequestered. Note on the impeachment and protest
One hundred US senators, the sort-of jurors in the impending sort-of trial of Donald Trump, live in the world. Unlike impaneled jurors in other high profile trials, they are free to read newspapers, appear on television, consider evidence and factors … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Congress, Donald Trump, immigration, impeachment, Roger Stone, the Senate
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Again, on the influence of movements
Protest campaigns usually get much less than what they ask for, but they can still matter. Take a look at Alexia Fernández Campbell’s great piece at Vox on the Kentucky teachers and yesterday’s gubernatorial election. Last year teachers in Kentucky … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Beshear, Arizona, Donald Trump, education, elections, Kentucky, Matt Bevin, Mitch McConnell, movement outcomes, Oklahoma, outcomes, Steve Beshear, strike, teachers, unions
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It’s not about Greta (about Greta!)
Heroic Swedish teen Greta Thunberg delivered a blistering address at the UN’s Climate Action Summit. It’s worth watching all the way through. In less than five minutes, Greta projects a sense of urgency and righteous anger. She’s right, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria Villaseñor, climate change, climate strike, Donald Trump, environment, Greta Thunberg, Parkland kids, Sunrise Movement, UN, youth
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Blame
Federal workers ARE protesting the month-plus shutdown of part of the government. The image at right is of hundreds assembling for 33 minutes of silent protest in the Senate office building. The protesters held paper plates, calling for the end … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, budget, Congress, Donald Trump, immigration, Mitch McConnell, resistance, responsibility, shutdown, unions, wall
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Martin Luther King Day, 2019
Yesterday Vice President Mike Pence compared his boss, Donald Trump, to Martin Luther King. Really. I don’t know whether the comparison is a true reflection of Pence’s ignorance, or just his subservience. But minimally, the day of commemoration should be … Continue reading
The young people ARE winning
“The young people will win,” is Parkland activist David Hogg’s tagline. He tweets it, starts speeches with it, and clearly believes it. Audiences don’t always catch on right away, but Hogg is, above all else, persistent. They’ll get it. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Abby Finkenauer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bronx, David Hogg, Donald Trump, education, Ezra Levin, Indivisible, Iowa, Juliana v. US, Lauren Duca, Leah Greenberg, Parkland, Queens, students, Teen Vogue, youth
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Politics Outdoors 