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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs it me or are protests getting much much larger
And getting more peaceful. Trump must hate this.
lastlib
(22,978 posts)Way bigglyer than Obama's! And he has 95% approval from the twenty non-protestors!
handmade34
(22,755 posts)be there in a second if I could
FirstLight
(13,352 posts)from a couple hundred to almost 1000 last night... very peaceful and powerful.
I neede tonight to re-coup my old bones, but will go back tomorrow. My teen and her friends are my little activists and they have inspired me (never went to a protest before last night, see my post if you like)
everyine there also wearing masks and very respectful of our personal space. but still caring for one another. One young (college age?) kid saw me struggling to get up off the ground after we had a moment of prayer and lifted me up...another came and hugged me (faces outward) when she heard me sobbing...
gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)FirstLight
(13,352 posts)I worry cuz the Nevada folks are right there and they are open carry crazy assholes...I got a Bernie sticker on my car and I sometimes get worried when I drive over there
gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)... commentators have been mentioning both the increase in crowd size, and the peacefulness of the protests.
That's a great sign. I'm sure many people who feared looters/agitators will now be less reluctant to join in.
The GOP's first line of defense was to portray the protestors as 'angry black folk'. But people watching the coverage on TV can see for themselves that that's NOT the case.
I'm sure Donnie Dotard is shitting bricks.
Nevilledog
(50,659 posts)I rely on DU for keeping apprised of such goings on.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Increases in size and peaceful.
The rabble rousers and right wing agitators are now so vastly outnumbered they dare not show up to try to instigate anything because theyll be immediately thwarted by the crowds.
vercetti2021
(10,150 posts)Protesters are actively stopping the real thugs the alt right shits. Eventually the protesters will give them a beat down.
Retrograde
(10,068 posts)local news showed blocks-long crowds of peaceful protestors near Mission High
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Peaceful and with hundreds in attendance including some republican politicians, something has changed.
Lake County is the home of the Groveland 4. One of the last lynchings by an actual Sheriff in the US. Look it up.
C_U_L8R
(44,889 posts)Turning a protest into a juggernaut. A movement. A revolution.
He hasn't learned a damn thing from every tyrant who ever preceded him.
Fast forward. It doesn't end well for the tyrant.
yonder
(9,631 posts)Boise friggin Idaho.
I understand it was mostly peaceful with some ne'er do wells trying to do what they do toward the end.
Zambero
(8,954 posts)The mayor, city council, and legislative seats within the city are held by Dems or non-partisan progressives. The rest of the state is a different story.
yonder
(9,631 posts)It was a public lands rally. 4,000ish? It was also a pretty good mix of both sides of the aisle trying to keep public lands public.
Zambero
(8,954 posts)Then-Rep. Raul Labrador was spearheading an effort to transfer ownership of lands he termed as "Owned by the Feds", which is code for "Public lands to be sold-off to private interests". It never got traction, as hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts joined forces with the environmental community.
yonder
(9,631 posts)I hope Raul has slithered off someplace, but he's probably laying low in some dark place...waiting. I briefly changed party affiliation to republican so I could vote against him in the closed repub primary for governor. Glad he lost.
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Hopefully...
LeftInTX
(24,540 posts)Less urban
We're having them here in San Antonio. Haven't been able to attend cuz I can't wear a mask in the heat. We're also in the middle of the Texas Democratic Convention. They've had to close the Alamo and we have curfews. (Mostly preventative) We have had some vandalism, but otherwise it's peaceful.
Since I'm busy with the state convention, I haven't been following the protests, except for newsclips. (I don't do well in the heat and don't do masks in heat)
LeftInTX
(24,540 posts)Now we're also protesting free speech, since Trump tear gassed a group for no reason.
(So we're also protesting about protesting)