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DENVERPOPS

(8,679 posts)
27. I know why
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:44 PM
Aug 2019

Hell, the masses of people in the U.S. are way too busy just trying to subsist with all the crap that has been dumped on them to contend with in this Republican world..... ..............

That is kind of the point of civil disobedence Cary Aug 2019 #1
I know why DENVERPOPS Aug 2019 #27
This. zackymilly Aug 2019 #66
Other Protesters DownriverDem Aug 2019 #85
Never give up. Never. Cary Aug 2019 #88
They don't care about or understand young people who feel they have nothing to lose BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #2
tv bobble-heads and networks get rich off status quo Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #3
A now former friend rownesheck Aug 2019 #4
They watch Fox all day and it indoctrinates them. It is poison for sure. redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #10
Omg. I'm sorry. Duppers Aug 2019 #18
The Chinese government has begun referring to the protesters as terrorists.. pangaia Aug 2019 #29
The trump administration is doing this already. pazzyanne Aug 2019 #39
I just today,, he's after Chris Cuomo... pangaia Aug 2019 #41
We have much to worry about, and to work on with every fiber in our bodies! pazzyanne Aug 2019 #43
It's the humidity. It rots everything. Aristus Aug 2019 #31
In 2002, joe Scarborough said all the anti war protesters were in-American UpInArms Aug 2019 #78
politicians and medi a don't have to pay attention to protestors anymore and the reason is certainot Aug 2019 #83
I like this quote dustyscamp Aug 2019 #5
+1. Nt Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #11
+2 Auggie Aug 2019 #13
Brilliant! Simply brilliant. Duppers Aug 2019 #23
+1, great sign, Duppers. nt PunkinPi Aug 2019 #49
+++1zillion lunasun Aug 2019 #56
More wise words dustyscamp Aug 2019 #82
+3 Hekate Aug 2019 #26
Excellent geardaddy Aug 2019 #53
+3 Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #57
Those are the folks who fit into this simple local proverb malaise Aug 2019 #61
+1000 llmart Aug 2019 #71
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #80
Americans are brainwashed from childhood. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #6
Yep not fooled Aug 2019 #20
another version not_the_one Aug 2019 #37
+1 CrispyQ Aug 2019 #55
This Cosmocat Aug 2019 #84
On the button gratuitous Aug 2019 #7
We've been trained to distrust each other specifically and collective action in general. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #8
Maintain the status quo at all costs. Radical changes or ideas are to be suppressed. jalan48 Aug 2019 #9
People are very shortsighted lunatica Aug 2019 #12
Americans prefer to protest only on voting day, and they do so blindly and emotionally. Auggie Aug 2019 #14
I've seen some whiny, self-centered posts here on DU when a street protest has inconvenienced them. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #15
There is also the problem of money ms liberty Aug 2019 #16
One thing we can learn from Hong Kong spinbaby Aug 2019 #17
You wouldn't get very far in the US with that. progressoid Aug 2019 #21
Shutting down the airport also virgogal Aug 2019 #32
Like most major int'l airports, there's a subway system that feeds directly into that airport BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #47
Yeah, it's more convenient for them. spinbaby Aug 2019 #59
Lol...problematic BeyondGeography Aug 2019 #60
The smallest part of what is happening homegirl Aug 2019 #19
how about we the people get to supervise the counting of our ballots? questionseverything Aug 2019 #65
Sounds homegirl Aug 2019 #72
Meanwhile HK protestors are singing the Star Spangled Banner PunkinPi Aug 2019 #22
"Let's not let them down." Amen! Duppers Aug 2019 #25
I teared up when I saw it, thinking just how far we've fallen. PunkinPi Aug 2019 #35
Dearest Pi, please consider posting this... Duppers Aug 2019 #42
For you, absolutely. PunkinPi Aug 2019 #44
That was amazing...should be on every news program...we should be helping them.. Karadeniz Aug 2019 #33
These guys with the flags might be American FakeNoose Aug 2019 #38
F CNN. nt Duppers Aug 2019 #24
When I turned the tv on, CNN was doing a better job than Andrea Mitchell, who gobsmacked me ... Hekate Aug 2019 #28
Close proximity to Alan Greenspan markbark Aug 2019 #50
"Who could have foreseen this?!" Takket Aug 2019 #70
k&r lordsummerisle Aug 2019 #30
Absolutely! Karadeniz Aug 2019 #34
This is a great OP with some excellent sub-posts. Thanks and bookmarked yonder Aug 2019 #36
While listening to the coverage, I heard one of the commentators state that dhol82 Aug 2019 #40
The news media wasn't exactly friendly to the protestors of the 60s either. cwydro Aug 2019 #45
HK protests are instructive Pantagruel Aug 2019 #46
when it starts to affecting bdamomma Aug 2019 #48
Yep. There isn't a social justice movement they didn't bend over backward to undermine. tenderfoot Aug 2019 #51
I've been to my share of protests... stillcool Aug 2019 #52
My friend Linda lives in Hong Kong yuiyoshida Aug 2019 #54
I've said for many years that most Americans won't protest in the streets until their cable TV TeamPooka Aug 2019 #58
There are a lot of stupid, dumbass people in my state raccoon Aug 2019 #62
Anything that disrupts the purchasing power of the consumer is demonized. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #63
Americans aren't protesting everyday because we can't. xmas74 Aug 2019 #64
We have all been taught we have had our Revolution already... JCMach1 Aug 2019 #67
Excellent observation The Liberal Lion Aug 2019 #68
Course it has. That's a given. Six major corporations own all PatrickforO Aug 2019 #69
Kick for exactitude. zentrum Aug 2019 #73
Because most have jobs and a life to live. Joe941 Aug 2019 #74
Corporate news doesn't like protests sharedvalues Aug 2019 #75
The Women's March received great media attention. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #76
Lots of reasons, some mentioned above. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #77
There were protests about caging children and gun violence held across the country over the weekend. UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #79
Convenience plays a factor whether we like it or not. Inconveniencing others because "I have..." MadDAsHell Aug 2019 #81
I Wish You Were Wrong - Suppression Of Non-Violent Free Speech Comes In Many Flavors corbettkroehler Aug 2019 #86
In Fall 2003, I marched in Washington Blue_Tires Aug 2019 #87
Correct! UCmeNdc Aug 2019 #89
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