This weekend, millions of Americans turned out in droves in cities across the country to protest Donald Trump’s reign of terror. It was an outpouring of rage, dissent, and common sense opposition to dictatorship that even Trump himself couldn’t laugh off—especially when you contrast it with the pathetic attendance at Trump’s own birthday military parade.
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But the No Kings protest turnout, while heartening, also has people confused. As in—what do you mean everyone in Pennsylvania showed up to protest this guy? Either a lot of minds have changed about Trump very quickly—entirely possible, since the price of eggs has not gone down at all—or we’ve got a problem on our hands.
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“Listen, I’m not a conspiracy theorist,” said queer Pre K teacher and TikToker Mr. Williams in a recent video, “mostly because I don’t think I’d look good in a tinfoil hat.” He goes on to compare the crowds of Pennsylvania protesters even in red counties like Lancaster to the pathetic smattering of attendees at Trump’s parade. And he’s right, something’s not adding up.
“Y’all, I don’t think this man won Pennsylvania,” Mr. Williams says. As a former resident of the state, he should know.
Again, either lots of people who voted for Trump have since changed their minds—and that’s entirely possible, since Trump has made a number of awful choices during this hellish second term—or we’ve been duped. Either way, we’re realizing that we’re living in a country where the majority of people are not on board with this man’s policies. And while that’s good information to have and a hopeful thing to hold on to, it’s not ideal. The midterms are far off, and we’re stuck with someone who clearly isn’t fit to hold office for many reasons.
So what are we going to do about it? I don’t know, but I’m sensing there’s going to be a lot more dissent from now on. Do you hear the people sing?
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