Wow.
That’s my reaction, much like others who were there. Wow! Enthusiastic, excited, loud when it counted (Hey hey; ho ho; Donald Trump has got to go!), and yet – peaceful. An estimated 4000 people gathered downtown in my small city to protest the current administration.
Signs included the basic No Kings, of course, and other standards, but many were more creative.
- Keep the immigrants; Deport the racists
- Free Press in a Free Country
- No Kings; No Fuhrers
- RIP Rule of Law
- So much Wrong; So Little Cardboard
- I’m Not Paid; I Hate Trump for Free
- I Like My Democracy Neat: No ICE
- Protest is Patriotic
There were inflatable costumes, of course, too. I saw a T-Rex, a frog or two, a pig, an alien, a unicorn, Patrick Star and Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants, and that’s just on one side of one block.
I didn’t bring a sign or wear a costume. I wore my tee shirt that says Stars and Stripes and Reproductive Rights and kept one of Amigo’s cowbells hanging from my purse strap.
So, readers, that’s a microcosm of the No Kings protest in my admittedly conservative city. Nationally, the turnout was close to 7 million. Saturday’s No Kings event gives me hope.