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no_hypocrisy

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54. Hard to deny numbers.

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 05:14 AM

Jun 16

It's everywhere. Photos of streets clogged with protestors around the country, big and small cities and towns.

Bigger than their rallies for Trump.

Louder.

Strident. Angry.

Making them remember that they are the MINORITY and we are the MAJORITY.

And this country is still a Democracy and Trump's tenure is TEMPORARY. And their delusions of influence are waning.

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MAGA has been dealt a severe psychological blow. [View all] kentuck Jun 15 OP

They won't notice. enough Jun 15 #1

Simple: It's all fake news. sinkingfeeling Jun 15 #2

Except Biden and the dems did draw good sized crowds. mwmisses4289 Jun 15 #3

incredibly sized crowds stillcool Jun 15 #13

Minute narcissistic injury is the most crushing because it permits beaucoup denial bucolic_frolic Jun 15 #4

Hegseth, who couldn't even manage to pull off an impressive parade, is in charge of the DoD. CrispyQ Jun 15 #5

One of the pieces of music they played at the parade was "Fortunate Son"....JHC! He should be fired for that alone! nt albacore Jun 15 #14

Like that doofus Reagan BaronChocula Jun 15 #19

I'm guessing we'll never tell them that's a war protest song? mucholderthandirt Jun 15 #37

They feel artificially blessed BaronChocula Jun 15 #44

I can't figure out if that was cluelessness or livetohike Jun 15 #31

Maybe the military chose that music. If they did, it was an awesome burn to Trump. travelingthrulife Jun 15 #32

We've known for a decade that trump absolutely loves 2 songs that are inappropriate for his persona... Hekate Jun 15 #46

Hegseth... GB_RN Jun 15 #23

"...cowboys on horseback doing rope tricks." CrispyQ Jun 15 #24

Marching band is why I HATE parades. The music usually sucked, maybe that's why. travelingthrulife Jun 15 #33

Remember when every parade included Shriners in their little cars? sop Jun 15 #34

In my rural red FL county, mcar Jun 15 #6

I heard reports of at 1,000,000 for both Boston and Philadelphia alone! Initech Jun 15 #10

Those crowds were enormous! mcar Jun 15 #36

We had over 7,000 protesters in Knoxville Farmer-Rick Jun 15 #21

7,000 bussed in to Knoxville from Nashville and 7,000 bussed into Nashville from Knoxville. I suppose Bernardo de La Paz Jun 15 #28

Exactly right Farmer-Rick Jun 16 #50

That's a great turnout! mcar Jun 15 #38

That's a lotta buses. vanlassie Jun 16 #51

Their news silos are reporting that nobody came to protest Arazi Jun 15 #7

Agreed, sadly. surfered Jun 15 #17

CNN's front page has zero mention of protests but shows tRump's low attendance parade. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 15 #29

Same with The NY Times and WaPo Arazi Jun 15 #43

VonSchitzInPants drew huge crowds to his rallies? NoMoreRepugs Jun 15 #8

Huge Crowds Mr.Bee Jun 15 #41

I remember during earlier protests, TSF-supporters posting that they "must be doing something right" Alice B. Jun 15 #9

It was George Soros who paid us to protest. Onthefly Jun 15 #11

MAGA saw their imbecile is naked. Kid Berwyn Jun 15 #12

I suspect they will... S/V Loner Jun 15 #15

Here's how CNN.com is handling it hvn_nbr_2 Jun 15 #16

What trump wanted vs what trump got LetMyPeopleVote Jun 15 #18

Fox will make it all better Picaro Jun 15 #20

75 million voted against Trump 6 months ago... WarGamer Jun 15 #22

Harris drew bigger crowds at rallies edhopper Jun 15 #25

Do not repeat bogus 12 million figure. It was random substacker showed no homework or reference Bernardo de La Paz Jun 15 #26

Here's some possible sources Hekate Jun 15 #48

Thanks for the info. kentuck Jun 15 #49

Spinning like tops they are! travelingthrulife Jun 15 #27

"How will they handle such a stunning rebuke of their Leader?" J_William_Ryan Jun 15 #30

The empty bleachers, the unenthusiastic viewers, the bored faces of the officials and the lameness of the parade ... LonePirate Jun 15 #35

Republicans are gaslighting.... Lovie777 Jun 15 #39

Maybe, but anyone who saw Trump yesterday vanlassie Jun 16 #52

I think you may be underestimating the average magat's capacity for cognitive dissonance and propaganda consumption 0rganism Jun 15 #40

CORRECT Skittles Jun 16 #53

The Clever Hans Effect, or Do Magats Actually Think? taxi Jun 15 #42

And to top it off, the blow was dealt to MAGA by Trump himself Rocknation Jun 15 #45

They'll just deny, come up with some conspiracy theory, or both sakabatou Jun 15 #47

Hard to deny numbers. no_hypocrisy Jun 16 #54