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peggysue2

(12,254 posts)
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:19 PM Tuesday

In Philadelphia, the 'terrorists' invoked anything but terror

I attended the Philadelphia march on Saturday. It was the most polite march I've ever attended.

In Philly!

Plenty of cops on the sidelines as spectators, spotted one on a roof with binoculars near Independence Mall at the very end. Basically, the police had nothing to do but watch.

We had all the inflatables, signs, drums and chants with few (as in one) guy shouting Trump slogans. This was as my son and I walked back to City Hall. The guy was standing in front of Loews Hotel with a speaker and camera tying desperately to get a reaction. He was surrounded by cops standing guard at the entrance of the hotel.

Pathetic, actually.

The body count estimate in Philly was anywhere between 15-25,000. Decent showing, not as large as the June event, but there were dozens of satellite gatherings in the suburbs--Springfield, Media, West Chester, Ardmore and elsewhere.

I chose to attend the Center City event because I figured the numbers would be larger. In Wilmington, DE, the crowd was estimated at 1000+. Here, too, there were a number of other marches throughout the state Newark, Dover, Easton, Bethany Beach, etc.

It was a good day with strong vibes.

We were all Antifa! United, Peaceful.

Cry louder, Donnie. Your name came up many times, just not in a good way.


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