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Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

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The protests were a result of a movement that has organized online under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one day. Websites and accounts across social media issued calls for action, with messages such as “reject fascism” and “defend our democracy.”

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (32 children)
[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 60 points 1 day ago (19 children)

At work--I can't afford to protest with what's coming for this economy

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

People worked right up till they were put in camps in the 30's, too.

Don't worry other people will do it just like last time, too.

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

That's fair, keep the protest attitude, but take care of your family first!

[–] AfricanGrey@lemmy.zip 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Classic spineless American response.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 6 points 22 hours ago

Control what you can control and pick your battles. Aimless protests or food for my family? Unengaging cliche quip or simple downvote and move on? Self-restraint is hard but comes with maturity. You'll get there eventually comrade

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[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 11 points 1 day ago

I was there, not that bad honestly. I would recommend going to the next one if you live in the US.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I went, but either I wildly missed the meeting time, or nobody showed up. To be fair, it was cold as fuck.

[–] AfricanGrey@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago

Fascism wins because "it's too cold out."

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In the homeless shelter. And knew nothing about this.

Everyone needs to contribute how they can. Wave a sign, post and repost, volunteer to help those most affected by Trump's policies, get out the vote (especially in the primaries), run for office, make a home garden and help neighbors with theirs, donate old stuff (preferably directly to those that might need it), or just try to have those hard talks with your right-wing family and neighbors. I know a lot of people are quick to just cut people out of their lives, and if it's just ruining you emotionally then do what you gotta do, but half of us deciding the other half is evil and unredeemable then we're never going to get out of this funk.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I was sitting on the bench.

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