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I recently took a pleasant stroll through the traffic-free streets of downtown San Antonio last month with 10,000 like-minded critics of a neo-royalist regime.
While my girlfriend and I argued whether protests such as the “No Kings” march in which we participated serve as tranquilizing substitutes for more effective political action — her position — or whether they can help broaden and embolden the movement — mine — we watched a couple of drones hover high above our heads, presumably snapping photos of the protesters…