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mucifer

(25,383 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 07:02 PM Saturday

I'm Curious. People Who Protested In Red States [View all]

How were the police? In Chicago they were friendly. From what I saw they were in small groups talking to each other pretty much ignoring us. They knew it was peaceful and they didn't need to do anything. I got some smiles and waves when I said hi to them. I also know lots of Chicago police are maga. But, I saw no maga behavior from them. I hope these protests might change some of their minds by us being peaceful. No arrests with hundreds of thousands in the streets.

I just wonder how it is in other parts of the country.

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I'm Curious. People Who Protested In Red States [View all] mucifer Saturday OP

My rube red town went 70+% trump. But town has handled protests well in 8 years I've lived here. Silent Type Saturday #1

I also give them credit for getting volunteers Tree Lady Saturday #17

Good point. These things easily could have gotten out of control, negating everything. Silent Type Saturday #18

Wasn't in Austin SARose Saturday #2

+1. Austin: dalton99a Saturday #10

Oh wow! SARose Saturday #12

Blue state, purple county perfessor Saturday #3

Rolling coal? Sugarcoated Saturday #6

They tamper with the fuel system perfessor Saturday #13

There was a rolling coal assclown driving by the protest today Aristus Saturday #14

Saw tRump counter protesters get rolled today BeneteauBum Saturday #16

DUer TomSlick just made an OP about the protest in Hot Springs Arkansas. Irish_Dem Saturday #4

No counter protestors and no police dsc Saturday #5

no police whatsoever in my rural town nt berniesandersmittens Saturday #7

In the medium-sized town in central MD where I was Dale in Laurel MD Saturday #8

I was at the Austin protest. Had APD, Department of Public Safety, and State Troopers. bluesbassman Saturday #9

In La Crosse, WI.....had quite a few cops driving by, and did have two walking through our crowd.... a kennedy Saturday #11

In Sarasota FL the police were fine. No Kings vibe was peaceful, patriotic and honestly joyful--lots of smiles! Timeflyer Saturday #15