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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:20 PM Nov 2016

There are organized protests in Washington DC on Jan 20 and Jan 21 2017

You can get info and sign up on Facebook. Maybe DUers could organize buses or something...

Not My President
Friday, January 20, 2017 at 12 AM EST
U.S. Capitol Building In Washington, DC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1143506425717593/


Women's March on Washington- National Page
Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 10 AM EST
Lincoln Memorial
https://www.facebook.com/events/2169332969958991/

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There are organized protests in Washington DC on Jan 20 and Jan 21 2017 (Original Post) milestogo Nov 2016 OP
for those who cant go to DC for women's march there are local events the same time msongs Nov 2016 #1
I have friends PasadenaTrudy Nov 2016 #2
Planning on the women's march. cwydro Nov 2016 #3
Any word of any west coast protests? Initech Nov 2016 #4
are those jerks going to say bdamomma Nov 2016 #5
No but we must take every word of it literally! Initech Nov 2016 #7
Protests are counterproductive. gulliver Nov 2016 #6
Give me a break. milestogo Nov 2016 #8
No. We are the majority. That terrifies the Trump Trash. Barack_America Nov 2016 #9
yes we are the majority bdamomma Nov 2016 #10
They aren't afraid at all. gulliver Nov 2016 #11
We'll agree to disagree then. Barack_America Nov 2016 #12
We have to do it together and in a spirit of unity, not mainly protest. gulliver Nov 2016 #13

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
5. are those jerks going to say
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 06:10 PM
Nov 2016

the number of protestors are "professional" or label them as "terrorists". Doesn't trump know anything about the Constitution??? Friggin stupid man.

gulliver

(13,181 posts)
6. Protests are counterproductive.
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 06:24 PM
Nov 2016

Most people resent them at this point in history. Rallies, sure. Chautauquas, sure. Protests no. Colin Kaepernick's "protest" probably cost us the White House and the Supreme Court. Group "protests" are no better. They set back almost any cause they promote. The anger of the people at the protests actually rewards the opposition psychologically. The people who voted for Trump will feel happy about the protests. That's the reaction they wanted.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
9. No. We are the majority. That terrifies the Trump Trash.
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 06:59 PM
Nov 2016

We need to show them our numbers, and our passion, every chance we get.

You clearly weren't watching them collectively freak out on Twitter over the post-election protests. They had to convince themselves all the protestors were being paid to calm themselves.

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
10. yes we are the majority
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 07:17 PM
Nov 2016

and those bigots, homophobes and the rest of the deplorable are afraid like crap, thus shoveling it out as fast as they could. This could all backfire in their faces. Like that guy who killed that 15 yr old kid, that guy is going to Prison well it seems like they will be building more Prisons for them who promote this crap.

gulliver

(13,181 posts)
11. They aren't afraid at all.
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 07:53 PM
Nov 2016

There is currently no way to muster anything like the kind of "protests" it would take to worry them. Every protest costs us some of our majority. One round of "Hey ho, Hey ho. Donald Trump has got to go," on CNN costs us probably thousands of supporters. And that's before anyone rigs the image by saying the protesters are paid.

I'm sorry. The protests may feel good, but they aren't accomplishing anything. Most people don't like "tantrums," and that's all these protests finally amount to. They also make one tiny sub-group of our supporters (the protesters) feel like they are doing more than anyone else when, in fact, they are setting us all back with their antics.

Protests are the wrong way to go. Rallies that bring our "majority" together would be better. Chautaquas where we plan, learn, and organize would be better.

Anyone who didn't vote, of course, should ban themselves from any of these as penance.

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
12. We'll agree to disagree then.
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 08:07 PM
Nov 2016

I strongly feel that liberals must step out of the shadows to get lasting respect in this electorate.

Right now too many people think supporting liberal causes is akin to admitting weakness.

That needs to change.

gulliver

(13,181 posts)
13. We have to do it together and in a spirit of unity, not mainly protest.
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 08:17 PM
Nov 2016

At least that is one possibility. A Democratic Unity March is something I could see working, possibly led by Obama, Clinton, Sanders, Warren to just toss out names. If it's women at one protest, LGBTQ at another, blacks at another, Hispanics at another, it doesn't show strength, imo. It shows division (weakness). It needs to be unity. Protest falls on deaf ears.

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