Not Woke! Awakened! A Welcome Event

[Fantine]

MSN

A state by state analysis--he's even underwater in Texas, along with all the swing states, and barely hanging on in Florida. Was it the "dump" on NYC Saturday that made people realize "Hey, we--the 99%--are the ones being dumped on?"

And actually woke has a positive definition in Merriam Webster, while noting that the word has been maligned by detractors.

What to Know
Woke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English in the first half of the 20th century and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.

7 million took to the streets Saturday. This awakening is making me happy.

 

[durangodawood]

MSN

A state by state analysis--he's even underwater in Texas, along with all the swing states, and barely hanging on in Florida. Was it the "dump" on NYC Saturday that made people realize "Hey, we--the 99%--are the ones being dumped on?"

And actually woke has a positive definition in Merriam Webster, while noting that the word has been maligned by detractors.



7 million took to the streets Saturday. This awakening is making me happy.

I had to do a long drive that day and I wasnt aware it was happening until too late. That said, I was really happy to drive by vibrant peaceful protests in areas I thought were all maga.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

MSN

A state by state analysis--he's even underwater in Texas, along with all the swing states, and barely hanging on in Florida. Was it the "dump" on NYC Saturday that made people realize "Hey, we--the 99%--are the ones being dumped on?"

And actually woke has a positive definition in Merriam Webster, while noting that the word has been maligned by detractors.



7 million took to the streets Saturday. This awakening is making me happy.

Aren't these the same polls that said Hillary and Kamala would become president?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

The no kings protests were great to see but if people are really serious we need a nationwide general strike now. Don’t let the momentum fizzle out or wait to see what happens in the midterms.

 

[Pommer]

The no kings protests were great to see but if people are really serious we need a nationwide general strike now. Don’t let the momentum fizzle out or wait to see what happens in the midterms.

A general strike would likely get the Congress’ and Senate’s attention…maybe March of 2026?

 

[Oompa Loompa]

The no kings protests were great to see but if people are really serious we need a nationwide general strike now. Don’t let the momentum fizzle out or wait to see what happens in the midterms.

Name something the protest accomplished?

 

[BCP1928]

Name something the protest accomplished?

It puts paid to "the Left hates America" crap.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

It puts paid to "the Left hates America" crap.

Well, perhaps it was at least therapeutic for liberals who had nothing better to do.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

A general strike would likely get the Congress’ and Senate’s attention…maybe March of 2026?

Who is going to strike? Most of the people protesting were retired white people.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Name something the protest accomplished?

The same thing Jan 6 accomplished but on a much bigger scale and with a lot less violence towards police.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Who is going to strike? Most of the people protesting were retired white people.

The right is going to have a big midterm problem on their hands if they’ve now lost the retired white people community.

 

[ralliann]

Name something the protest accomplished?

It gave boomers some exercise and excitement. I am glad it was mostly boomers, it kept it peaceful.

 

[Vambram]

The only people who participated in those protests Saturday were people who were never ever going to vote for a GOP person. IMO, those protests accomplished nothing except reveal to some Americans how hateful and radical some of those protesters really are.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

The same thing Jan 6 accomplished but on a much bigger scale and with a lot less violence towards police.

So the answer you are looking for is "nothing."

 

[Oompa Loompa]

The right is going to have a big midterm problem on their hands if they’ve now lost the retired white people community.

Oh no! Whatever are we going to do without the white geriatric liberals?

 

[Oompa Loompa]

The only people who participated in those protests Saturday were people who were never ever going to vote for a GOP person. IMO, those protests accomplished nothing except reveal to some Americans how hateful and radical some of those protesters really are.

If there were 10 Republicans who voted for Trump in any of the rallies other than to document the lunacy, I would be shocked.

 

[Fantine]

The only people who participated in those protests Saturday were people who were never ever going to vote for a GOP person. IMO, those protests accomplished nothing except reveal to some Americans how hateful and radical some of those protesters really are.

You're wrong. What gave Harris a loss of less than 1% (a micro-tragedy, not a mandate) were people stayng home. The candidate change really hurt.

A lot of them now have skin in the game, having been fleeced by inflation, tariffs, budget cuts, health costs.
People who've been fleeced register their displeasure.

And while i, being a "just one look, that's all it took" am shocked it took them so long, they are welcome.

 

[BCP1928]

Well, perhaps it was at least therapeutic for liberals who had nothing better to do.

Yes it was. And for some conservatives, too. I went to one in my red state and talked with some MAGA farmers there, for instance. who were not very happy about Trump's plan to give 40 billion to Argentina. The Democrats were screwing over the working class and Trump got a big swing vote. Now Trump is screwing over the working class while trying to bedazzle them with his Culture War circus. But that show is getting old and people are beginning to look past it. The Democrats, of course, are baffled, and don't know what to do next.

 

[rambot]

Name something the protest accomplished?

As someone else said "it made me feel comforted that I wasn't living in a country that had lost our collective minds"

 

[Pommer]

Name something the protest accomplished?

Giving people who don’t ordinarily get up off their butts to go to a political rally an opportunity to see how many like-minded people there are, was probably a benefit.