You have to admit that the first Women’s March had a massive turnout. Even though the organizers said it wasn’t about Trump, it was about Trump: women and men furious that Hillary Clinton had lost the election decided to have a mass hysterical freak-out led by a bunch of anti-Semites.
And then there were the smaller turnouts, like the riots in Portland following the announcement that Donald Trump had won the election. Antifa still takes to the streets, but usually only to counter-protest pro-Trump and free speech groups.
Vox blogger David Roberts thinks the country is passively letting democracy die, and he wants to know what happened to the mass resistance? Why aren’t millions marching in the streets?
One question I've heard from Democrats & other folks on the left over the last year: why aren't people out in the street marching in enormous numbers? Why did the mass resistance seem to wane so quickly? Why does the country seem to be letting democracy die so passively?
— David Roberts (@drvox) December 13, 2019
We keep seeing tweets from liberals like Rob Reiner promising the Resistance taking to the streets, but it’s not happening — at least not in numbers big enough for Roberts. So where is everybody while democracy is dying?
Because the so-called "mass resistance" of 2016-2017 was led by liberal elites aligned with the institutional Democratic Party and therefore unsustainable/fake https://t.co/U3plLu720M
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 14, 2019
No one seriously believes that US democracy is on the verge of "death" because Trump temporarily withheld military aid to Ukraine, those who say they do are faking, and that explains the lack of interest in organizing any kind of mass action over this shambolic impeachment BS
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) December 14, 2019
There’s no mass resistance. The media, pollsters, and institutions made it up. Twitter made it up.
The UK *is* a bit of foreshadowing. As Farage said, “get out of London and meet everyone else and you’ll find people with very different views.”
Farage was right.
— Richard from Moscow (@humantalknews) December 14, 2019
Also, the "mass resistance" was composed of a couple million people at the most.
In a country of 330 million, a resistance of only a couple million is not a mass resistance.@drvox is mistaking Twitter for the USA.
— ¡K Smith! (@K_Smith_MI) December 14, 2019
Gotta love the idea that accepting electoral results is "letting democracy die"
— Paul Dillon (@PauDill) December 14, 2019
Perhaps it’s because they now rely on mass propaganda by the MSM instead.
— Address me as Lt. Col. Malarkey Anderson (@danander11) December 14, 2019
Because most people have faith in our democratic system.
— Joanne Dunne (@jedunne) December 14, 2019
Because mass resistance is no longer a thing
— Dr. Zan (@Dr_Zan_) December 14, 2019
— publius (@publius20330476) December 14, 2019
Perhaps because no normal person gives a shit about lefty Progressives’ fake Trump-is-destroying-democracy narratives? Just a hunch.
— Jack Bristow (@JackBristow9802) December 14, 2019
These people talking about “democracy dying” while they are basically protesting the results of an election ??♂️
— Leonidas Red (@red_x__) December 14, 2019
All their outrage was exhausted by years of 24/7 Russia Collusion hysteria that was all based on a thoroughly debunked Steele Dossier.
The media blew their load way too early.
Now Le Resistance has outrage fatigue.
— FarThrustStarDust (@DustFar) December 14, 2019
Because the vast majority of the country don’t believe Vox et al propaganda that orange man is “literally Hitler” and that he is a threat to our “Democracy” https://t.co/LIP3erz17F
— Dog meme fact checker (@_ToKeN_nEgRo) December 14, 2019
Those that do believe Trump is “literally Hitler” seem to think the reasons are no one can afford to, and they’ll be shot by the cops if they do. So put the blame on capitalism and law enforcement.
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'Very intersectional of us'! Don't bother bringing your Jewish Pride flag to the DC Dyke March https://t.co/Z1AZkQHMEh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 6, 2019
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