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LisaM

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28. The Women's March in 2017 seemed perfect to me.

Thu May 2, 2024, 04:05 PM

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And, I think it had an effect. We started electing more women governors, for example. Trump was eventually drummed out of office. Those pink hats were amazing, I walked in it but watched before and after on TV and was amazed at the river of pink in cities all over the world. Unfortunately the damage had been done in the 2020 election, but women have done well in elections since then.

There were other groups that tried to crash the party, but, at least where I was walking, they were turned away or spurned. It was so peaceful and everyone stayed on message and the coverage was uplifting.

I have walked in plenty of demonstrations but that was the best one I remember.

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For your consideration: When is a protest more than just a protest? [View all] EarlG May 2 OP

Thanks for a thoughtful essay on this subject. Voltaire2 May 2 #1

It seems to me that a lot of the "violent" actions in this movement LauraInLA May 2 #3

i was at the same march in 03. w my bff, a fallen away catholic w a jewish hubs. some assholes mopinko May 2 #16

A protest that does NOT devolve into violence requires organization and leadership The Mouth May 2 #33

Preventing students from moving about campus RandySF May 2 #2

Perhaps it's easier for things to go wrong if you're not properly organized EarlG May 2 #4

Social media makes it easy for bad actors, zealots, and extremists to show up and derail your protest no matter how FSogol May 2 #8

"Promoting violence against fellow students because they're Jewish. Trashing university facilities." Cha May 2 #35

Most of the civ il rights/anti-war protests I went to were peaceful until the very un peaceful Ping Tung May 2 #5

Protests are a form of political speech -- a way to sway public opinion EarlG May 2 #9

Agreed. Demos are supposed to bring attention and sympathy for the cause. Ping Tung May 2 #14

beau of the 5th column had a vid about this the other day. about the book. mopinko May 2 #18

watch this- mopinko May 2 #22

I agree with this: LeftInTX May 2 #6

Leaders who can communicate and articulate help flamingdem May 2 #7

Are you too young to remember the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp of the 1980s? muriel_volestrangler May 2 #10

I have some vague recollections EarlG May 2 #13

I'm definitely old enough to remember that time period. ShazzieB May 2 #32

If we'd bring back the soapbox we wouldn't have these dilemmas. After all, it only supports one protester at a time ... littlemissmartypants May 2 #11

Authorities are usually responsible for the violence Doc Sportello May 2 #12

I'm glad someone finally mentioned agent provocateurs. returnee May 3 #43

That term was also used a lot during the 60s protests Doc Sportello May 3 #46

My earliest recall of protest was a strike. cachukis May 2 #15

It seems that peaceful disobedience worked for Martin Luther King and Gandhi. surfered May 2 #17

Gandhi had his hands full! He had to deal with Nehru and Jinnah in addition to the Brits. LeftInTX May 2 #24

Both were assassinated IronLionZion May 2 #30

Yes, but they knew their cause was more important. "I may not make it there with you." surfered May 2 #39

Thank you for an excellent post on protests. wnylib May 2 #19

My earliest were taking over University Buildings for sit ins organized cally May 2 #20

anything that holds another person captive or impedes them ClaudetteCC May 2 #21

The "occupation" stage is where a protest becomes more than a protest, IMO SpankMe May 2 #23

Great points. I especially like the point about wnylib May 2 #29

was Bundy ClaudetteCC May 2 #34

Yes Alice Kramden May 2 #41

I was in high school & college in the 80's - the Reagan years TBF May 2 #25

One key is non-violence Wild blueberry May 2 #26

It seems a lot of people are... Think. Again. May 2 #27

The Women's March in 2017 seemed perfect to me. LisaM May 2 #28

Me too. The Womens March in LA in 2017 was magnificent. SunSeeker May 2 #36

Oops, I meant 2017. LisaM May 2 #37

And the Women's Marches (multiple) got permits... brooklynite May 3 #45

I was in college in the 1970's. bluescribbler May 2 #31

K&R MustLoveBeagles May 2 #38

This is a really thoughtful analysis, EarlG. calimary May 2 #40

K&R wnylib May 2 #42

Obsessing over the peacefulness, purity or form of a protest rather than engaging its message makes it very easy for bad WhiskeyGrinder May 3 #44

More concern about protests than the subject matter of the protests. Passages May 3 #47

Excellent analysis of protest tactics: snot May 3 #48