Seattle Protest. Unbelievable......

[AmandaRuth]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1lbjkym/i_am_never_leaving_seattle_thats_on_my_commute/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[Skittles]

1. WELL DONE!

[AmandaRuth]

2. And I spend most of my day at one of the two Tacoma Protests

which was fun and very crowded and hot. A lot of youngsters, 20 somethings, very offended by ICE -- lolol

[Skittles]

5. LOVE seeing the young folk

running for office and participating in protests - they are VERY MUCH NEEDED

[B.See]

8. Indeed it is. After all,

it's the world they're going to have to live in.

[pat_k]

11. Yes. However, seeing the Raging Grandmas as UW was a kick

The event at UW was a fraction of what we saw at Cal Anderson Park (70,000+), but it was a great crowd. And I, and think everyone present, young and old, were inspired by the Raging Grandmas. (Other photos from UW event down-thread.)

[Skittles]

12. not discounting the old folk

I know we can rock more than just....chairs

[pat_k]

13. Love it! Of course you aren't discounting oldsters. But I saw an an opportunity...

... to share those ragin' grandmas photos!

Decades of beltway group think has developed a "can't win, won't fight" impulse within our party that will only be overcome if either the old guard steps aside, or the younger folk push them aside.

There have just been too many decades of battered democratic syndrome conditioning, where the big fear has been "backlash" from the radical reactionary noise machine. I think it will take younger people who get that there is no "moderating" the message. The feared "beating" from the radical reactionaries is coming, so WTF, just stand strong for what you believe.

Freedom Over Fascism Toolkit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s0JbXhND7-1iqABNcUNL031NQLxkLfr-USkCKGZTidI/edit?tab=t.0

[Skittles]

14. those are my kind of gals!

and I am always impressed with any younger folk who are truly progressive DESPITE the non-stop crap they receive from so many sources - shows me they are TOUGH and see past the nonsense

and yes the way to beat fascism is to UNITE AGAINST THEM - trying to fight them alone just does NOT work

[pat_k]

15. Hear! Hear!!

[gopiscrap]

9. I was there also

I live in the old north end or Tacoma

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. I was at Everett which was held at the Snohomish County government campus

While not as many people as Seattle the grounds were full and it was very positive vibe.

[Metaphorical]

3. This timelapse is even more incredible

I have done protest marchers in Seattle before ... this may dwarf the WTO protest, which was pretty much the largest to date.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1lbkrh6/i_took_a_timelapse_of_the_no_kings_march/

[pat_k]

7. The time lapse is mind boggling!!! Estimate is 70,000

'No Kings' protest reaches 70000 at Cal Anderson Park ...
https://mynorthwest.com/local/seattle-protests-saturday/4098991

Maybe more than 70,000. I've seen 100,000 but the context seemed to be "protests in the northwest."

I'm glad I helped boost the numbers at UW, but a friend who was at Cal Anderson said it was unlike anything before.

And the time lapse captures the inspiring numbers!

I was at the University of Washington. We didn't approach a fraction of that, but we did OK.



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[KentuckyWoman]

4. K and r

[pat_k]

6. Seattle: No King's at Cal Anderson Park reaches 70,000

'No Kings' protest reaches 70000 at Cal Anderson Park ...

I was at the University of Washington. We didn't approach that, but we did OK>



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