Protesting the Inauguration of Donald Trump

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Now imagine if the protests were framed as a funeral procession. Everyone silent, lining the streets, dressed in black.

You wanna make sure he's legit shook. I'm sure he'll just tune out the inevitably noisy rabble.

Wearing black to work is a great idea... I work in Seattle so I'm pretty sure everyone in the office is of the same mindset, but it's a neat gesture.
 
I'm gonna sound really dumb, but can guys March or is this only for girls:x I sound really dumb damn it

Absolutely.

"We call on all defenders of human rights to join us."

"This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports the march's goals are welcome to join this peaceful gathering!"
 
Getting hung up over semantic arguments won't help to get a Democrat in office.

Yes yes we know. Your concern for Democrats is noted.

Why are people thinking that Trump will have a low ratings inauguration? That doesn't fit the pattern that has been established over the past year. It sounds like wishful thinking.

Well, you're not wrong. It will be high in ratings of course. Many will tune it just to hope to catch a train wreck or protestors. That's also not considering the America enamored with celebrities.
 
It will be the biggest inauguration ever. Huge. Nobody gets inaugurated like Trump. Okay? That's a fact. There will probably be billions there but the fake news will say only a few million.
 
I don't think I have ever seen you say anything negative about conservatives or Trump, certainly not in the way that you pop in these threads to defend their positions. Prove me wrong.

I guess you haven't been paying attention. Remember what I told you a few months ago about the problems with imagining someone's position and then arguing against your imagination?
 
I guess you haven't been paying attention. Remember what I told you a few months ago about the problems with imagining someone's position and then arguing against your imagination?

I guess it's totally my imaginitation, and yet, here you are again. I don't even care if you agree with some of Trump's positions. Just own it. Don't pretend to be outside of it all. I'll tell you I have a liberal bias. No doubt.
 
I feel that protests are fine.

If you are protesting please keep it peaceful and above all else please stay safe everyone.

I think it's always prudent to be reminded that, saying the American police track record is poor at best is a huge Understatement I know.
 
I guess it's totally my imaginitation, and yet, here you are again. I don't even care if you agree with some of Trump's positions. Just own it. Don't pretend to be outside of it all. I'll tell you I have a liberal bias. No doubt.

Here I am again what? Discussing current events? The nerve.
 
As much as I want to see the biggest shitshow of all shitshows, I rather not give that event any ratings of any kind. I'll wait until Sam Bee or Colbert to give the summary in their snark.
 
Here I am again what? Discussing current events? The nerve.

Alright fine. See you in the next Trump/conservative thread where you'll be shaming the Democrats for something pretending you're just concerned while ignoring all the horrible things that side does on a daily basis.
 
She asked the same thing.
Then, I said "Whats the point of it, besides the obvious?"
And she said something like "It will show Representatives that the people want Trump gone", which I disagreed with and I said "They already know that. He'll impeach himself pretty much, we can sit easy." and it went from there.

I'll probably end up going with her haha
 
As much as I want to see the biggest shitshow of all shitshows, I rather not give that event any ratings of any kind. I'll wait until Sam Bee or Colbert to give the summary in their snark.

As others have pointed out, unless you're streaming like on youtube or a Neilson family, you watching won't effect the ratings so feel free. Not that I blame you for not wanting to watch that man become president mind you. I can only do it with a drink in my hand.
 
I work at an art store and there has been a conspicuous number of people buying sign making stuff the last few days.

Lots of foamcore and big markers.
 
Alright fine. See you in the next Trump/conservative thread where you'll be shaming the Democrats for something pretending you're just concerned while ignoring all the horrible things that side does on a daily basis.

Dude I've been saying the same things for the past year and a half about how progressives are going about their strategy the wrong way. But feel free to continue to misunderstand my point of view.
 
This.

He has been democratically elected, Americans have to respect that and try to win back in four years if they're not happy with him.


I wonder what the reaction would have been, had Ms. Clinton won the election and republicans decided to protest.

Absolutely not.

Protest is a constitutionally protected right. It's just about the most American thing you can do, and is an effective way for the voice of a movement or ideal to be heard.

We should not roll over.
 
Gonna grab an ice cold beer and a cheeseburger from a local bar with a couple friends while I watch our next commander in chief get sworn in ✌️️
 
I'm Canadian so I can't protest in any way but I'm absolutely certain I won't be watching a single minute of the ceremony.
There are anti-Trump protests slated for Saturday in major Canadian markets.
Over 7,000 people are planning to march at Queen's Park in Toronto, for instance.
 
I love seeing this thread, people. Resist.

You know I really hope it's a continuous thing, that Trump is hounded by protesting his entire presidency. Him just getting protested at the start won't be nearly as effective. This is a man that will be going out of his way to make people miserable at the expense of the rich. People need to call it out when it happens.
 
I can't help but feel like he's getting a sick pleasure from protests...like he know's he getting to people.

I don't think his ego can handle rejection. I don't think he takes pleasure from it at all. His face when talking about protestors during the primaries and the general was that of hanger and hate. His face was red, he was pissed. We need to keep at it.
 
"Don't protest, it's pointless. He was elected fair and square."

Are you guys against protesting in general if he does stupid stuff? Because people aren't just protesting because of the inauguration, people are protesting against the terrible, awful decisions he's already made even though he isn't president yet.

When he does something terrible, should people not protest and just wait till next election?
 
Normally I would deride people for protesting a democratically elected official and say just get over it, move on and make sure to vote next time. But all the alleged Russian fuckery is extremely worrying to say the least.

Whether the newest leaks are true, either way they still meddled in another country's General Election through hacking, misinformation and propaganda attacks on a candidate they saw as a potentially threat. The fact that he is blatantly cozying up to Putin and Russia is frightening, as it shows that they simply got away with it. Influencing the election of the most powerful country in the world to elect a puppet is some next level shit and almost amounts to a declaration of war.

Policital Scienctists and Sociologists will be spending many sleepless nights pouring over this election in the years to come.
 
I'm just going to make sure not to watch it, and none of my family will either. He'll whine and cry if the ratings are low.

I will follow it on GAF though just to get a good laugh.
 
Definitely going to watch this car wreck. What is he going to do in those 20+ minutes for his inaugural speech? I can't imagine he has more than 5 minutes of material.
 
Definitely going to watch this car wreck. What is he going to do in those 20+ minutes for his inaugural speech? I can't imagine he has more than 5 minutes of material.
Break into a rendition of Hulk Hogan's theme song and anger half the countries of the world, especially China and Mexico.
 
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