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TeamPooka

(24,228 posts) Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:01 AM Nov 2016

On Inauguration Day there needs tobe a general strike and marching in the streets across the country

In every city across the nation people need to turn out and show Trump and his cronies, while he is getting sworn in, that we will not sit and accept his time in office as normal.
The evening news needs to cut from his swearing in to millions of people marching peacefully in the streets from sea to sea.
It's his party and we need to crash it.

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On Inauguration Day there needs tobe a general strike and marching in the streets across the country (Original Post) TeamPooka Nov 2016 OP

So cilla4progress Nov 2016 #1

Tomatoes..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #2

Already planned, where have you been... pbmus Nov 2016 #3

I've been in hiding. I haven't heard about this. Tess49 Nov 2016 #4

I'll be in DC barbtries Nov 2016 #5

You are right about the GWB protests. BlueMTexpat Nov 2016 #6

I'd like to see a million people in the mall facing the Lincoln Memorial... rgbecker Nov 2016 #7

I like this idea. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #8

The million women shouldn't wait until the day after. rgbecker Nov 2016 #9

I was there for President Obama's first inauguration, and it was kind of a nightmare, Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #10

Maybe they should all wear blue hats or put blue scarfs on csziggy Nov 2016 #11

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)

1. So

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:10 AM

Nov 2016

Right on!

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

2. Tomatoes.....

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 03:52 AM

Nov 2016

Lots of tomatoes.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

3. Already planned, where have you been...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:12 AM

Nov 2016

There are marches planned in most major cities, DC being the largest.

Tess49

(1,580 posts)

4. I've been in hiding. I haven't heard about this.

Reply to pbmus (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:22 AM

Nov 2016

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

5. I'll be in DC

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:54 AM

Nov 2016

for the Womens March the next day.

there will be protests. will they be on the news? as i recall there were huge, massive protests on the day gw was installed, and almost nobody even knows they happened.

BlueMTexpat

(15,369 posts)

6. You are right about the GWB protests.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 08:08 AM

Nov 2016

I was in Europe in 2001 when W was inaugurated.

The first I saw of the inaugural protests was in the Michael Moore film "Fahrenheit 911" because I didn't discover DU until 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11

rgbecker

(4,831 posts)

7. I'd like to see a million people in the mall facing the Lincoln Memorial...

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 09:42 AM

Nov 2016

with their backs to the podium at the Capital building. The Media would find it hard to ignore and certainly no special permits would be required.

Maybe Bernie and Elisabeth Warren would be the speakers.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)

8. I like this idea.

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 01:31 PM

Nov 2016

I've been to too many political rallies that seemed unfocused and easily ignored.

rgbecker

(4,831 posts)

9. The million women shouldn't wait until the day after.

Reply to Dark n Stormy Knight (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:33 PM

Nov 2016

They would get better coverage if they gathered the day of and besides...the porta-potties would still be clean.

I'm thinking a speech by a Black Lives Matter advocate and Mr. Khan to speak about the constitution's idea of freedom of religion.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)

10. I was there for President Obama's first inauguration, and it was kind of a nightmare,

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 09:01 PM

Nov 2016

at least for a person like me who is very uncomfortable in crowds, but it was worth it. I think you're right that the day of is a far better idea. Although, I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to go and face not just crowds, but crowds of Trump supporters in the same city, much less (practically) the same mall as me.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

11. Maybe they should all wear blue hats or put blue scarfs on

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 10:02 PM

Nov 2016

So shots of the crowd would show - hopefully - a sea of blue heads turned away from T-rump.

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