“They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And they think we’ll just watch.”
I’m in super red Cookeville TN and there were tons of people at the courthouse. Kind of shocking tbh.
You didnt join them?
Honestly, we were there for a soccer tournament for be son. So we were driving to the game. But seeing this protest gave us life.
Went to mine and there was a 350+ person turn out in a small red town. We were all out there as it hailed on us and we were harassed by Trump voters. Doing what we can.
A small protest in a red place is likely more meaningful than a large one in a blue. Thanks for getting out there.
As I said to my girlfriend today, a honk from a single pick-up truck is worth the honks from two EVs.
That is to say,
I expect the EVs to honk, but pick-up trucks can go either way. Therefore, their support feels more precious and exciting.
Keep it up 💪
👊🇺🇸🔥
Denver had a big turnout
Current estimates are 2.3 million across 1400 organized protests.
Now, Europeans, what was you saying?
Edit: estimate is now at 3.5million
Source was something else I was wrong
Edit 2: Yeah, take the numbers with a grain of salt. I’m sure we’ll hear the actual numbers sooner rather than later.
France is proud of you.
Strange thing tho, I looked at some news channels to see beautiful images of the crowds and they talked about it way more on French TV (BFM etc) than US TV (the only news channel I have is CNN, which shows more adds than news WTF?)
Remember, billionaires do not want people organizing at all.
All the US tv stations are owned by one oligarch or another. None of them have broadcast much of the numbers. They merely do report these things as “large and significant” to say that they aren’t behind on the happenings, but they’ll spare the details until things like AP and Guardian, and NPR start reporting with solid facts.
That’s why I have been a strong advocate for making sure the crowds are visualized. It’s harder to discount.
There were zero mainstream media outlets at the protest I went to (which was in a state’s capitol city.)
People in the crowd pointed it out, loudly and frequently enough that for a brief moment, one of the crowd’s chants became, “Where’s the media?” (Or something very similar; I don’t remember verbatim.)
I think we should hold our next events in front of prominent media offices. The news won’t come to us? We’ll go to the news. We have to make it impossible for them to ignore us.
Now, Europeans, what was you saying?
Good start.
This 100%
This isn’t the end, but the beginning. There’s a lot of fight left, don’t make the mistake of thinking we’re done now.
3.5 million out of what, 350 million? 1% is still not enough, but it is a start, and that counts!
That’s very, very significant.
Yep the vanguard are making a showing this weekend - if this is the start I’m liking where we’re headed. Canadians pay attention, I know you’ve been looking for signs of life. I hope this helps you guys relax even a tiny bit.
Boston probably had somewhere around 50k people. Don’t hear the news media talking numbers or even showing the full crowd. Figures.
Unfortunately it seems like the Democratic Party is doing their best to co-opt the movement with messages like votes, fight with the judiciary, and use politics to obstruct. Look I get it’s the right thing for them to say…
But let’s make sure a populist movement pushes the party way to the left like the much much smaller tea party movement did to the right.
:)
They are big crowds. Small towns. Big cities. Old people, young people.
The important part is remembering one thing. There are more of us than there are of the ones in power.
I went to the one in my small city in SC. Had a few hundred people along a decently busy road. I was pleasantly surprised as hundreds of passing cars showed support over the 2 hours we were there, and only a dozen or so expressed opposition. I was not surprised that a majority of passers-by didn’t engage at all though. The real majority in this country is not left or right, it’s apathy.
every time I see these I have no idea about it until it’s actually happening. I’d love to join and stand up for what’s right but I have no idea how to find these before they actually start lol
Also here on Lemmy:
The 50501 Mirror Lemmy Community shows what’s on reddit without having to go in reddit:
“Mission accomplished”
Thanks for raising awareness or whatever
