We Had A Protest In My Little Town Today (pic heavy)

[JimGinPA]

A couple hundred people showed up in support of Black Lives Matter. The police blocked the streets in all four directions from the square to prevent any traffic going by, but people went to all four blockades to hold up signs. (below) It was kind of cool hearing people honking in support from every direction.



We ended up marching outside the perimeter a few blocks, staying on the sidewalk so the cops couldn't arrest anyone.



If you look on top the buildings (below) you can see police keeping an eye on things. They planned ahead enough to put a temporary canopy tent up on the one on the right to give themselves some shade.



There were also about a half dozen counter-protesters (and a dog). Spell check is once again not their friend. (below)



The guys below were just "curious".



And finally, a couple of the cuter protesters

[ADX]

1. Awesome!!!

[malaise]

2. Lovely

K & R

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. That's not me in the red hat

I sure like the little dog.

[indigoth]

4. I notice

Every single one of the counter protesters have covered their face. Except the dog.

[Leith]

6. I Saw That, Too

You'd think they were embarrassed to be doing that.

They should be.

[logosoco]

22. That really stood out to me as well.

And I think that dog really wanted to be somewhere else.

[Laffy Kat]

5. Nice. What a sweet community. nt

[Mr.Bill]

7. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Where was this?

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Wow, I always wanted to be a Natzi. What is a Natzi?

[forgotmylogin]

10. Apparently they " the new liberals"

From a little googling it seems to be a misspelling from "Natzionale" party, possibly as appearing in the movie Inglorious Basterds.

[JimGinPA]

11. The Funniest Thing To Me Is...

It looks like the same person made both of those signs & wasn't sure how to spell it.

[MLAA]

9. Great pics of a great march!

[KT2000]

12. that's great!

Love the little fellow - kindness!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Cool...what town is it?

[SaintLouisBlues]

23. That's St. Louis: "You may be surprised to find that St. Louis, MO is our pick for the most liberal

city in the U.S. (after all, places like Berkeley, CA and Boulder, CO have a bit more of a liberal reputation), but this is a true-blue community, and it has been for several years. For example, during the 2008 presidential election, President Obama easily carried St. Louis, and 82.7 percent of St. Louis County residents voted Democrat in 2012."

https://livability.com/top-10/political-cities/best-cities-for-liberals/2016/mo/st-louis

Metro St. Louis has plenty of wing-nuts, but they are too afraid to live in the city.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Huh? Op says little town in PA...ps love St Louis too nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Duh...where'd I get PA from

[NBachers]

14. Now that's a real American home town.

[GoCubsGo]

15. I wonder if the red hat word by the "Casual Observer" was doctored.

Did he sew an American flag patch over "Make America Great Again"?

[StrictlyRockers]

16. What a cute puppy.

Or dog or whatever. Great pics!

[mountain grammy]

17. Nice.

[JimGinPA]

18. It Turns Out They Blocked The Streets To Keep Us From Getting Run Down...

Apparently there were several death threats posted on the Indivisible FB page, some deplorables threatening to run us down with trucks & others threatening to "clean their guns".

I thought there was an unusually large police presence for a peaceful demonstration, but I just thought it was because some of the protests in St. Louis had some violence & vandalism. There have been several other protests here over the summer that were largely ignored by the police.

[raven mad]

19. "Casual Observer" is hysterical.

I'm glad you had the chance to do/be this. Never quit!

[Rhiannon12866]

20. K&R! Terrific pix! Thanks for sharing!

I especially love the Peaceful Protest Puppy! Great message!

[itcfish]

21. Liberals are "Natzis"

Wow the best and the brightest.

[underpants]

26. Love it.

[riversedge]

27. Good for all of you. You make America good.