Distributed as in non centralized. Many people feel like there is nothing they can do to contribute to meaningful change, especially with how spread out Americans are, but surely there has got to be something.
Using the trend of blocking traffic as an example, I think a coordinated effort to not just block a highway in one city, but to block state routes and other arteries in many places would be more effective. Instead of one city having bad traffic for a day, it would be many towns and it would be harder to dismiss as a local problem if people across the states are engaging.
Maybe it depends on who you are blocking.
The ones I don’t understand is when they just block and entire interstate or main road. Like, why? You are keeping other random people like parents and kids from going home? How is that helping? It just makes them all REALLY mad at you and your cause.
But if you blocked specific vehicles, like ICE vans. Now we are actually doing something productive.
Oh, definitely, unfortunately that’s rarely what they do.
And I’d add this… they rarely protest where they need to be protesting as well.
Netanyahu isn’t even AWARE of the Gaza protests in the US and wouldn’t give two shits if he was aware, but you take it to Israel and protest in Tel Aviv? That will get the attention you need.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/25/israel-protest-tel-aviv-army-war-gaza