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1. I'm 49 and I'm right with you
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:39 PM
Dec 2016

I wasn't sure about what I'd do but this post has inspired me to take a train to DC as I did on October 26, 2002 to protest the war. Seriously.

I'm 49 and I'm right with you underpants Dec 2016 #1
Yep taking my teens out of school Generator Dec 2016 #71
Bravo! Well said. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #2
I am with you. Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #3
I wouldn't count on that digital to be easily accessed for too long rurallib Dec 2016 #4
Yup, that will be one of the first targets. n/t GP6971 Dec 2016 #82
I'm with you. I'll go up there, too. n/t tom_kelly Dec 2016 #5
I think the electors should insist he produce his tax returns Ilsa Dec 2016 #6
I'm wth you also. Let's do it n/t iluvtennis Dec 2016 #7
I think you are absolutely right. This situation calls for a mass uprising ... KPN Dec 2016 #8
Use the post in any way you wish. nt Atticus Dec 2016 #9
+1!!! THIS Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #73
I'm 60 and will be honored to follow you as a cog in the Trump machine! JoeOtterbein Dec 2016 #10
I'm 67 and been through all of that and then some. Scruffy1 Dec 2016 #16
I rarely post also, check this post I made to DU 15 years ago: JoeOtterbein Dec 2016 #25
Protests don't work anymore because 90-percent Dec 2016 #72
I will join all of you, ONLY to be.... lastlib Dec 2016 #78
There are likely millions and millions of people Control-Z Dec 2016 #11
That's what's so sad marlakay Dec 2016 #74
I've always loved Barry, but I think he really let us down this time. The signs were all there Pinkflamingo Dec 2016 #12
National strike Denis 11 Dec 2016 #13
i agree, and ya know the funny thing about a dem tilted strike? mopinko Dec 2016 #30
You need a permit to March On Washington, en masse Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #14
Don't know about anyone else, but filing for permits sounds too much like asking for permission. Atticus Dec 2016 #17
I understand what you say Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #19
Millions showing up in their cars can cause traffic gridlock too. MarvinGardens Dec 2016 #62
citation? roborob Dec 2016 #81
Heard it on the Thom Hartmann Show last week. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #83
Washington Post wrote about the permits issue. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #84
I just watched footage of the Chinese killing dissidents at Tiananmen Square. Trump would do that Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #15
If it will save America for my kids and grandkids, he can start with this old fart. nt Atticus Dec 2016 #18
Agreed. I would lay my body down for mine as well. I will if it becomes the only way. nt Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #22
Let them lock up this old bag. lapislzi Dec 2016 #85
"WE---need leadership to organize effective counter-measures and we need it NOW. " progressoid Dec 2016 #20
and it is NOT coming from democratic party leadership. tomp Dec 2016 #54
Ni it will come from Unions classykaren Dec 2016 #57
I am 74 yrs old.. cpmx2006 Dec 2016 #21
{{HUGS}} Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #24
I grew up in Western NC but have been in the deepest blue of CA for moonscape Dec 2016 #29
I will be 72 years old in 8 days. anniebelle Dec 2016 #48
I, too, have had a physical, sick reaction. I think we need an ECONOMIC BOYCOTT. chimpymustgo Dec 2016 #50
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #55
Agree AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #23
Even Nixon would find Jump, darn dolt offensive. He'd be marching too. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #26
I fear we are on our own. We must be the hero WhiteTara Dec 2016 #27
There WILL be a march on Jan 21. s-cubed Dec 2016 #28
I may be there on the 21st of January, but--- Atticus Dec 2016 #32
I agree. The 21st is too late. By then, it's a done deal. Silver Gaia Dec 2016 #44
Right on, Atticus!! There with you! AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #31
Any one who thinks social media awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #33
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2016 #34
Weekly! DC Protests! Pick a day and have them WEEKLY. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #35
I'm in for twice month. I'm 14 hours away. nt Atticus Dec 2016 #37
Great! WEEKLY DC Anti-Trump Protest, will grow, and people will come when they can. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #56
This may be a rhetorical question canetoad Dec 2016 #36
I'm with you. I keep thinking about the millions who fought & even died defending America... CaptainTruth Dec 2016 #38
Keith Olbermann barbtries Dec 2016 #39
65 million people laying down in the streets, sea to shining sea. This week. Demand the electors act Dems to Win Dec 2016 #40
Bravo. I'm 58 and I'll be proud to share a jail cell with you jg10003 Dec 2016 #41
Yes! People have been saying we must give money. Well, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #42
Keep posting, Atticus. democrank Dec 2016 #43
...rapid response system at DU Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #76
Atticus, I hear you. I am 63. I am with you in your frustration. I also remember what we did Silver Gaia Dec 2016 #45
I'm not frustrated. I'm outraged! stollen Dec 2016 #46
I will be 60 in several days... Raster Dec 2016 #47
We put. I'm with you. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #49
Im going to Washington to protest. gwheezie Dec 2016 #51
He is not president yet...last ditch effort... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2016 #52
This is NOT a hyperbolic reply...but there is no answer short of secession or war. Moostache Dec 2016 #53
Hear, hear!! Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #61
Some may find this declaration inspiring for our current events. Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #58
No, I'm not new. I'm nightscanner repackaged, thanx, so pls don't "welcome me to DU." lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #59
by design, indeed woodchuck mom Dec 2016 #70
One thing I am sure of is that if it is going to hit the fan, sooner is better than later. world wide wally Dec 2016 #60
D.C. or state capitols? MarvinGardens Dec 2016 #63
DC, for sure. Atticus Dec 2016 #64
Good points. I am in. MarvinGardens Dec 2016 #67
10 yrs your junior LittleGirl Dec 2016 #65
"we will live to be outcasts in our own land". I'm not American but... Locut0s Dec 2016 #66
Reject the fascist and resist the fascism! blm Dec 2016 #68
K&R BSdetect Dec 2016 #69
K&R n/t Dalai_1 Dec 2016 #75
I've had the same thoughts running though my head lately, Atticus. I'm 64. Nitram Dec 2016 #77
I'll be there, all 64 years of me with a protest background! raven mad Dec 2016 #79
totally agree wildman76 Dec 2016 #80
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