It's an impressive demonstration of a nonexistent platform. Paraphrasing my wife, but she resents their message that women must be liberal Clinton-supporters.
What do these protesters hope to achieve exactly?"Ah sorry Donald mate, people are smashing windows n screaming in the streets n that. Doesn't look like you can be president anymore lad, we've had a good run see ya later then yeah? You know the way out xx"
They were largely peaceful gatherings.
Quote from: Icy on January 22, 2017, 09:27:51 AMThey were largely peaceful gatherings. There was some smashed corporate property. Judging by the clothes/tactics/flags, it was black-bloc anarchists who inserted themselves into the protests.
I know of smashed stuff from Friday, but nothing Saturday. DC police even reported 0 arrests.
Spot the skinny women, I'll wait.
Quote from: Mordo on January 22, 2017, 09:14:52 AMWhat do these protesters hope to achieve exactly?"Ah sorry Donald mate, people are smashing windows n screaming in the streets n that. Doesn't look like you can be president anymore lad, we've had a good run see ya later then yeah? You know the way out xx"There were no windows smashed or arrests, at least from what I've seen at the major protests (DC, Chicago, etc). They were largely peaceful gatherings. And no, the protests did not aim at ousting Trump. No one ever claimed that was the goal
Quote from: Icy on January 22, 2017, 09:27:51 AMQuote from: Mordo on January 22, 2017, 09:14:52 AMWhat do these protesters hope to achieve exactly?"Ah sorry Donald mate, people are smashing windows n screaming in the streets n that. Doesn't look like you can be president anymore lad, we've had a good run see ya later then yeah? You know the way out xx"There were no windows smashed or arrests, at least from what I've seen at the major protests (DC, Chicago, etc). They were largely peaceful gatherings. And no, the protests did not aim at ousting Trump. No one ever claimed that was the goalI'm just talking about the protests and riots in general. Seems a bit pointless protesting a democratic verdict especially in overseas countries when it doesn't even affect them.
Gender Studies major
Where do you see the movement going from here?
Quote from: H. T. on January 22, 2017, 08:42:33 AMIt's an impressive demonstration of a nonexistent platform. Paraphrasing my wife, but she resents their message that women must be liberal Clinton-supporters.God forbid people disagree with the policies of an elected leader out of their own free will.
Quote from: Velox on January 22, 2017, 09:25:44 AMQuote from: H. T. on January 22, 2017, 08:42:33 AMIt's an impressive demonstration of a nonexistent platform. Paraphrasing my wife, but she resents their message that women must be liberal Clinton-supporters.God forbid people disagree with the policies of an elected leader out of their own free will.Not sure what point you're trying to make. These women's marches don't speak for her, yet claim to.
Quote from: Mordo on January 22, 2017, 09:14:52 AMWhat do these protesters hope to achieve exactly?"Ah sorry Donald mate, people are smashing windows n screaming in the streets n that. Doesn't look like you can be president anymore lad, we've had a good run see ya later then yeah? You know the way out xx"That's a bit of a strange question. People protest court rulings, election results, legislation, social changes and so forth without there being a real possibility of them changing anything. The reason these people protest is the same reason anyone protests pretty much ever. It's to make a statement. To show dissatisfaction and disagreement, and put an actual face on the opposition. Seeing some numbers in an online poll or survey are one thing, but actually having hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets and swarm entire cities sends a much more powerful message. In the eyes of many, Trump has shown himself to be a very narrow minded man with a lot of disdain for women, minorities and people different to himself, both through his actions and words. This is their way of showing that even though he's won and that the outcome is final, there's still millions of people living under him who fear what he might do and hold a lot of power as a collective. It's a reminder that those who disagreed with him and are worried about what he might do to their rights are not just a faceless number in statistics or a text message on Facebook that has made a complete 180, but are a very real and large part of society that shouldn't and can't just be ignored.No one is expecting Trump to resign over something like this and I also don't know of any property damage or violence occuring at these rallies.
These people are sad.
Quote from: Decimator Omega on January 22, 2017, 12:36:37 PMThese people are sad.Why?
Quote from: Icy on January 22, 2017, 12:43:43 PMQuote from: Decimator Omega on January 22, 2017, 12:36:37 PMThese people are sad.Why?I second this. Why?
Some Photos from Yesterdays Protests
