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Chryssie
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Oh sorry! It's to an article in the Daytona Beach News journal which I though I had linked to in the past. Florida has passed it's own version of the Save act. It won't go into effect until after the mid-terms thankfully.
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Chryssie
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Haley and I were downtown at the No Kings protest. It was amazing. There were lots and lots of people lining the main street and some side streets with a bunch of cool signs. Lots of cars honking in support as they drove by. It was very uplifting!
well over 8,000,000 apparently and we had them in many places in Canada and around the world - heard that May 1st is being targeted as a National Strike Day
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Curious how big this one was compared to others
The original rallies were more left-wing opponents to Trump and those who disagreed with immigration policies, I feel
But when you start to get cost of living arguments combined with those principled opponents, it can start to get powerful
Thanks to those of you who attended - this is helpful to the whole world not just the US to try and limit Trump's power
The original rallies were more left-wing opponents to Trump and those who disagreed with immigration policies, I feel
But when you start to get cost of living arguments combined with those principled opponents, it can start to get powerful
Thanks to those of you who attended - this is helpful to the whole world not just the US to try and limit Trump's power
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This was the biggest one so far. last one was 7 million. this one was 8.
not a record breaker. The earth day one in the 70s was 20 m.
I did go but I was hoping for an even bigger turnout. 8 m might seem like a lot but we would need much more to sway an election.
well actually recently elections are pretty close. maybe just one or two million votes can decide. But I'm thinking that a lot of these 8 million voters did not vote for trump last time.
not a record breaker. The earth day one in the 70s was 20 m.
I did go but I was hoping for an even bigger turnout. 8 m might seem like a lot but we would need much more to sway an election.
well actually recently elections are pretty close. maybe just one or two million votes can decide. But I'm thinking that a lot of these 8 million voters did not vote for trump last time.
Wasn't that just counting the ones that registared? I doubt many did!
You wouldn't even know they were more than a handful if you only watch the usual news. I had all the Sunday morning shows on and they were barely acknowledged.
But. The revolution will NOT be televised.......
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8m was just an estimate from the organizers by the look of it, and no method or analysis seen, so not very trustworthy
But clearly a very large protest overall. I didn't see hardly any media coverage of it - that's disappointing. What was the media coverage like in the US, on TV etc, what about social media.
Sadly you can get more media coverage with a smaller number of people if you are doing some crazy or very novel or breaking the law
But clearly a very large protest overall. I didn't see hardly any media coverage of it - that's disappointing. What was the media coverage like in the US, on TV etc, what about social media.
Sadly you can get more media coverage with a smaller number of people if you are doing some crazy or very novel or breaking the law
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Locally (and remember that I live in a very Blue District in a very Blue state) the coverage was.... maybe an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
all of my local papers put in on the front page of their Sundays editions. And the local TV news all used footage of the crowds in there nightly news reports. but then who watches the news Saturday night?
Most of the National papers including USA Today and the Washington Post had it on the front page Sunday. Surprisingly the NYT did not.
The more important question is about the online news. Which might be more relevant than print or tV.
No kings did appear on the Home page of the NYT.
and no surprise here, the conservative outlets basically mislead the public about the protests. The top hit on google was from Fox, "“Violent symbolism, threats steal show at nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests.”
A lot of the news was about the signs and costumes. And maybe not so much about the message. But then it's been mostly the same message for over 10 years. Trump is a cheating liar, convicted felon. suspected pedophile and rapist, warmonger, corrupt, racist.
If you don't get it probably no number of protests and inflatable cosutemees will help.
all of my local papers put in on the front page of their Sundays editions. And the local TV news all used footage of the crowds in there nightly news reports. but then who watches the news Saturday night?
Most of the National papers including USA Today and the Washington Post had it on the front page Sunday. Surprisingly the NYT did not.
The more important question is about the online news. Which might be more relevant than print or tV.
No kings did appear on the Home page of the NYT.
and no surprise here, the conservative outlets basically mislead the public about the protests. The top hit on google was from Fox, "“Violent symbolism, threats steal show at nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests.”
A lot of the news was about the signs and costumes. And maybe not so much about the message. But then it's been mostly the same message for over 10 years. Trump is a cheating liar, convicted felon. suspected pedophile and rapist, warmonger, corrupt, racist.
If you don't get it probably no number of protests and inflatable cosutemees will help.
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Local coverage of the No Kings event was pretty good but I was disappointed in the national news. Of course, my groups on Facebook had lots of good posts and pictures. The comments are often very annoying though.
There was lots of coverage of it on CNN…
They interviewed people, talked about the issues and highlighted a few of the signs and costumes…
They interviewed people, talked about the issues and highlighted a few of the signs and costumes…
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Lou
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Yes and no.
there are way more negative example than positive ones. However the positive ones are really important.
I think there are even more positive examples if you include other countries beside the US. Africa, South America and India are the first ones I would cite.
But here in the US we still have some good ones.
The March on Washington in 1963, 200,000 protesters. Got the Civil Rights Act passed.
The Women's Suffrage Parade, 1913. Got the 19th amendment passed.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955. Influenced the Supreme Court to end segregation
Earth Day, 1970. Helped create the EPA
Vietnam War Protests, 60s and 70s. Helped end the Vietnam War.
and although I agree with you on the importance of voting. Some issues were influenced by people who couldn't vote.
Women's suffrage may be the best example. Let's not forget the voting rights act of 1965, which gave blacks the right to vote. And there are all those School Children protests. From Greta and climate change to March for our lives in 2018.
Oh and reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead
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Lou
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Oh and what about that other quote
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,
