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Jan's avatar

Wow, Mike - I guess I needed those tears. Thank you. I organize a weekly Saturday protest here in Ohio and we usually have 45 people in the winter (unless it’s freezing). 300 patriots showed up today because no one wanted to be alone. ❤️✊🇺🇸

Michael Alan Dover, PhD's avatar

Jan, I went last night to the market Square protest in Cleveland but couldn’t make any of the various protests in the various other cities today. I followed you but check out my Substack and subscribe and we can be in touch.

Jan's avatar

Mike, glad you were there, too! We have a protest every Saturday at noon in front of Tesla, Mayfield Rd Lyndhust. Join us any time and say hi. Our 1 yr anniversary is 2/14/26.

Winston Smith London Oceania's avatar

Thank you. This is a great reminder of the imperative that we continue to Rise! Resist! ✊✊✊

P.S. I detect the stench of a MAGAnut troll in our midst.

Stephen Bosch's avatar

My working theory is that reactionaries are always loudest when they have already lost.

Why are there suddenly trolls in all the progressive spaces?

Because they've already lost, and they know it.

Winston Smith London Oceania's avatar

You might be on to something there. Or at least they know they're about to lose - bigtime. The reckoning is coming.

B. Calbeau's avatar

It’s part of the propaganda machine. Putin has his troll factories even though Russians hate him, they survive with $.

It happened in the comment sections especially on WAPO.

Audrey Thiault's avatar

Thank you, Mike

The Mongoose's avatar

Sometimes i need to go to a protest, like an alcoholic needs to go to a meeting. I am not alone.

Kimmy Win's avatar

This is incredible! What a beautiful peace!

Felix Goldberg's avatar

Thanks, I needed to hear that.

Andy the Alchemist's avatar

The problem is structural, the good people of the nation are unwilling to resort to lies, violence and trickery to advance their goals, so they keep getting beaten by the evil folks who have no convictions, only care about power and will say and do literally anything in order to win. No fascist regime in history has ever been stopped by non violent protests and strongly worded letters. Nothing will change until this dynamic is acknoledged, accepted, and fixed.

Bob B.'s avatar

Bravo Mike Brock!

Carol in Vermont's avatar

Thank you for the pep talk; we really needed that! And don’t worry about using the F-word as these times demand expression. There was a time when I thought that the younger generation used it too much but when I saw a senior’s protest sign saying I never used the F-word before Trump came into office, I laughed because I feel the same way!

KO in LA's avatar

Thank you for this. Thank you.

Brian Benchek's avatar

True but the “good” majority needs a party to rally around. If Democrats want the wave election our democracy requires, they need a "big ideas" platform—not just outrage. That means rethinking Social Security so benefits can be received earlier in life, when family formation actually begins. Pair that with a national jobs program offering clear paths to the roles companies like Ford desperately need filled, and a robust abundance agenda that lets homes get built quickly.That's a coalition. Outrage alone won't be enough.

B. Calbeau's avatar

PLEASE EVERYONE RESTACK MIKE’S PETITION!!

B. Calbeau's avatar

The majority of the population of Israel last polled at 75% did NOT agree to war with Palestinians!

We know they were targeted for ethnic cleansing so Netanyahu could have waterfront property!

Kuschner was recorded talking about its real estate value.

Putin-Netanyahu-Trump have convinced Republicans of their new world order.

THE WORLD IS NEEDED TO RISE UP! We are not safe here but neither are visiting sports teams, their fans, families, vendors. Sports like FIFA are big business. Their office is in Trump Tower.

Shut down all events slated in the US. Boycott it all.

James Gillen's avatar

"If they had the numbers, they wouldn’t need the violence. If they had the numbers, they wouldn’t need the propaganda. If they had the numbers, they wouldn’t need to suppress speech and demonetize truth-tellers and shadowban documentation." Lots of people hated what Reagan and Bush did, but they didn't need the violence, they didn't need to suppress speech. Because Reagan won 49 states and it was all Trump could do to get the Electoral College the first time. There used to be something behind conservatism. Now it's just advocating for a system where the law protects but does not bind the elite and binds but does not protect the rest. No wonder it's unpopular.

glauber's avatar

Thank you, Mike!

I needed that.

Erek Tinker's avatar

The left keeps telling everyone who doesn't completely agree with them they are evil.

So, by the childish metric of the left the evil outnumber you 10:1.