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Bernardo de La Paz

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1. I almost called you a wet blanket then I saw "Ignoring the people is not going to work". So true.

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 11:39 AM

Jul 2025

It works in the short term but not the middle term and definitely not the long term.

The biggest symptom of ignoring the people is the stupefyingly large wealth and income inequality. It is unsustainable and has been building for decades.

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The Media gave very little coverage to the No Kings Protests [View all] Quiet Em Jul 2025 OP

I almost called you a wet blanket then I saw "Ignoring the people is not going to work". So true. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #1

Not the media I watch. The coverage was great, even from small rural towns. Search under "No Kings Protest Coverage." Silent Type Jul 2025 #2

3 of the five local TV stations in my area barely mentioned it. Quiet Em Jul 2025 #3

I thought the coverage was excellent. stopdiggin Jul 2025 #5

SAme here. I saw a lot of coverage both locallly and nationally. Amaryllis Jul 2025 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author AStern Jul 2025 #8

They learned this before Dubya's Iraq War. If it wasn't mentioned in the media, it travelingthrulife Jul 2025 #4

I was watching mostly Al Jazeera that day, and for what it's worth they covered the protests. Mike 03 Jul 2025 #7