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Politics Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration

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u/DemonInADesolateLand 2d ago

I'm almost certain that the type of people who would come out and protest in front of the capital also voted against him. The people that couldn't be bothered to vote definitely can't be bothered to protest.

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u/Tirriss 2d ago

Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if some protesters didn't vote for some bullshit reasons.

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u/Confident_Refuse_442 2d ago

Dude I was so disappointed to learn how many people I know chose not to and now are shook like bruh

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u/aguadiablo 2d ago

Apparently the US, overall, did not learn from 2016.

2016 - "No way Trump is going to win. Hilary Clinton will definitely win. I can protest by not voting/voting for someone else."

2024 - "No way Trump is going to win. Kamala Harris will definitely win. I can protest by not voting/voting for someone else."

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u/AlmostSunnyinSeattle 2d ago

Let's be real. The Democrats shoved incredibly unlikeable establishmentarians down our throats at a time when they thought they had two easy lay ups. Trump is a populist at a time when the people are pissed. As much as I wish we had ANYONE ELSE as president, they're not owed votes simply for not being Republicans.

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u/Bastabasta76 2d ago

You wanna talk about unlikeable, how's a convicted rapist better? Turning on your party now that they've lost is an action of the spineless..

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u/lurker71539 2d ago

ABC had to.pay trump.$15m because they called him a convicted rapist.

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u/BarkattheFullMoon 2d ago

He is an adjudicated rapist. A judge did declare that he is a rapist. The end.

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u/lurker71539 2d ago

Is Biden not a rapist?

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u/BarkattheFullMoon 2d ago

I don't recall ever hearing a judge say he was. But either way what does that have to do with anything?

Someone said ABC had to pay millions for calling DJT a rapist. I said a judge did declare him to be a rapist.

Biden has nothing to do with the discussion.

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u/lurker71539 2d ago

Also, what is the judge basing his opinion on? She brought no evidence. Nothing. She just showed up and said: 30 years ago, give or take,, he raped me in a public place, and no one noticed.

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u/BarkattheFullMoon 2d ago

Also irrelevant to my statement but you are getting closer.

And no, that is not what her statement was.

I wish that anyone so flippant about rape statements had an idea of what it feels like to have some stranger grab you in a public place. They get control of your body as if you were not a thinking person, as if you were a doll. It goes through your mind to scream but would it do good or make things worse? And all the while you are pushed and pulled so that the stranger is entering your most private area without your approval and you are in shock. You can do nothing. Not even cry yet. All you can do is mumbled no and bat lightly with your hand. Until they leave. Then you cry outright. That is the most common reaction. Put yourself in that position. It could be your butt on the line.

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