Protests Won't Save America

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Apr 6, 2025 · 5m

While it was heartening to see millions of Americans take to the streets in hundreds of rallies throughout this country, as part of the #HandsOff campaign, it was also a reminder of how easily we could have prevented this fascist regime and how difficult it will be to overcome it.

As I saw the video and photo updates roll in, I admit that the cynic in me wondered if all these people had shown up to the polls a few months ago where we might be—and where they might be a few days from now. Will they be found in the painful trenches of transformation or will they have felt they checked activism…