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Where: Pathways to Power AND Rally @ Boston Common—Proudly display your amazing signs, flags (no poles, please!), and your most creative protest attire as you make your way to Boston Common from 1-2 p.m. Let’s show the world what patriotism really looks like by filling the sidewalks. Consider getting off the T a few stops early to extend this visibility walk! 2-4 p.m. Rally @ Boston Common.
When: 1-4pm (1-2 Pathways to Power march, 2-4pm Boston Common)
Anyone have good sign ideas? I was considering just listing people murdered by ICE. Something I read claimed connecting potential dictators' actions with overthrowing democracy was a key, so maybe quoting Anne Frank or drawing comparisons to Stalin/Hitler.
Do you actually hate the idea of pragmatism? Like, do things have to be perfect or else they don't matter to you? I'm of the opinion that perfect is the enemy of progress. The fact of the matter is, most people have jobs, bills, obligations, families, and so on. It's inconvenient, obviously, to take time off outside of the weekend and it's ridiculous to expect the average person to choose between putting their job/career in peril versus just having the protest at a time that's convenient for the largest number of people possible. So strange that it's even remotely controversial. Also, with opinions and comments like this, it's basically on the same level as the people who were commenting "why don't these people have jobs" and "why aren't these people in church" that dominated conservative social media during the last 2 national protests -- despite those also falling on a Saturday. Some people, many people, no matter what, cannot accept that these things take time to build and regardless of the nazis and fascism, still need to cater to the largest possible potential number of people as possible.