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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Sun Apr 30, 2017, 10:48 AM Apr 2017

Video of #ClimateMarchDC is even more striking than still photos.

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Video of #ClimateMarchDC is even more striking than still photos. (Original Post) L. Coyote Apr 2017 OP

Crowd estimate was 200,000+ but the media keeps downplaying the numbers. Cattledog Apr 2017 #1

Very impressive turn out underpants Apr 2017 #2

God bless those good people for being out in that heat. femmocrat Apr 2017 #3

Many thanks to all those who went. Hekate Apr 2017 #4

anybody notice marches have become banal? oldcynic Apr 2017 #5

Cattledog

(5,915 posts)

1. Crowd estimate was 200,000+ but the media keeps downplaying the numbers.

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 10:52 AM

Apr 2017

Every story I read says "thousands marched". The implication being not significant.

underpants

(182,824 posts)

2. Very impressive turn out

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 10:59 AM

Apr 2017

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

3. God bless those good people for being out in that heat.

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 11:00 AM

Apr 2017

I think it was a record high for April 29 in DC.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)

4. Many thanks to all those who went.

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 02:01 PM

Apr 2017

oldcynic

(385 posts)

5. anybody notice marches have become banal?

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 02:01 PM

Apr 2017

Oh, another march. Yawn.

We've had women in pink hats making news for days until the novelty wore off and it plummeted out of sight. Pink hats are not a sustainable goal.

Everything else has been a one night stand: tax forms, science, now climate. Single issue, no specificity and no follow up, cute signs aside.

President GOP is not even aware if it's not on SNL or Fox. It's all great fun for participants...I remember well the anticipation, excitement and deliciously dangerous singleness of purpose in mass marches. But today's marches are not making the GOP uncomfortable, uneasy, or unnerved.

It's useless unless you know where you are going.

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