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applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:26 PM Nov 2020

Million MAGA March' Falls More Than 900,000 Short of a Full Deck NOT OK

Million MAGA March’ Falls More Than 900,000 Short of a Full Deck

NOT OK

Kali Holloway, OPINION, REUTERS

https://www.thedailybeast.com/million-maga-march-falls-900000-or-so-short-of-a-full-dec

"SNIP....


Let’s just call what happened in Washington, D.C. today what it was: An anti-democracy protest by an assortment of white supremacists, violent fascists, and conspiracy nuts. They came to town to collectively demand the disenfranchisement of more than 78 million Americans, Joe Biden voters, and to reaffirm that “legal votes” can only be cast by white folks outside of miscegenated cities.

Had they been marching against anti-Black racism or police abuse, cops would probably have violently rioted against them. Instead, the crowd of overwhelmingly white anti-democratic whiners and agitators made their way from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court with nary a tear gas canister lobbed or billy club deployed.

The disparate groups of demonstrators called the protest by various names, including “Stop the Steal,” “March for Trump” and the “Million MAGA March”—the latter of which was cribbed from the 1995 “Million Man March,” because these people can’t go a day without stealing from Black folks. There were far less than a million people there, though the White House way overinflated the numbers on hand for Trump, just as they did four years ago at this administration’s inauguration.

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Million MAGA March' Falls More Than 900,000 Short of a Full Deck NOT OK (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2020 OP
Very very well done underpants Nov 2020 #1
The biggest political gathering this country has ever seen bar none. magicarpet Nov 2020 #2
😂 900,000 short! That's terrible.. Budi Nov 2020 #3
From what I've seen its more like 990,000 short. marble falls Nov 2020 #7
Excellent read.. yeah FO to the Cha Nov 2020 #4
More like 990k short. John Fante Nov 2020 #5
MAGA in this case means The Genealogist Nov 2020 #6
CNN estimated from their ground crew 10k Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #8
I saw when the president's motorcade drove through and the crowds, on both sides of the road that applegrove Nov 2020 #10
So it's in proportion to the Tulsa rally? fierywoman Nov 2020 #9
Probably good for super-spreading Vogon_Glory Nov 2020 #11

magicarpet

(13,945 posts)
2. The biggest political gathering this country has ever seen bar none.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:36 PM
Nov 2020

trDump drove by in his limo to say hello as he sped off to play a round of golf,... but had no time to give the crowd a small speech at the microphone to offer his support.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
3. 😂 900,000 short! That's terrible..
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:37 PM
Nov 2020

Even Trump's drive-by on his way to the golf course couldn't bringbm them in.

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
10. I saw when the president's motorcade drove through and the crowds, on both sides of the road that
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 10:52 PM
Nov 2020

Last edited Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:31 PM - Edit history (1)

parted, were thin on each side.

Vogon_Glory

(9,086 posts)
11. Probably good for super-spreading
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:37 PM
Nov 2020

Some of the Trumpies masked up, but it looks like others are ready to share.

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