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regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 12:35 AM May 2017

You know, I'm on a lot of progressive groups' mailing lists...

...and checked in tonight to see what sort of actions were being planned. Demonstrations? Strikes? Calls to flood your congressional representative's phone lines?

Basically, nothing, except for a couple of Internet petitions (you know, the kind everyone ignores) calling for a special prosecutor. But, aside from those two damp squibs…crickets.

Is it just that everyone's too shell-shocked to be able to come up with a rapid-response strategy, or is it an acknowledgment of our apparent powerlessness? Either way, it's anything but reassuring.

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You know, I'm on a lot of progressive groups' mailing lists... (Original Post) regnaD kciN May 2017 OP
I got a tweet about a demo at a park near the WH tomorrow @ noon. irisblue May 2017 #1
I hope by tomorrow that things will happen uppityperson May 2017 #2
First announcements came in after 8:00 PM, almost 9:00 PM angstlessk May 2017 #3
Confusion or uncertainty as to how to direct the outrage? Adsos Letter May 2017 #4
I'm thinking many are in a huddle, working up the next play. furtheradu May 2017 #5
Go read Twitter: L. Coyote May 2017 #6

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
3. First announcements came in after 8:00 PM, almost 9:00 PM
Wed May 10, 2017, 12:48 AM
May 2017

Like the other poster said, hopefully tomorrow will show our outrage?

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
4. Confusion or uncertainty as to how to direct the outrage?
Wed May 10, 2017, 12:58 AM
May 2017

Confusion or uncertainty as to the legal issues involved (my understanding is that Trump has the right to fire the FBI director, despite how despicable it is for him to do it at this point, and under these conditions)?

A certain sense of powerlessness, as you suggested? We need strong political and civil leadership in this, someone to help focus protest and action. Someone who has the power to act, that we can focus our support on.

I'm probably not thinking it through, just shooting from the hip, so to speak.

Very happy to see you posting; your excellent work is sorely missed in the photo group.

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
5. I'm thinking many are in a huddle, working up the next play.
Wed May 10, 2017, 01:11 AM
May 2017

GeeWhizzz, I don't even like fooot ball any more, but that's my thought process tonight.
I think (& EXPECT) Dems will take a strong stand & resist trump's agenda, will obstruct his craziness, & push for special prosecutor, INDEPENDENT investigation, & hold all the freakin guilty ones accountable. That's why they are 'quiet' tonight..
They be WORKIN!
But I expect & YEAH, INSIST, on goood stuff tomorrow.

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