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hunter

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11. Ours tended older.

Reply to Sun-Moon (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:49 PM

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A lot of the younger kids in our community went to protests elsewhere.

Why hang out with parents and grandparents when you can protest in the city or at the beach?

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What was the average age of protester in your area? [View all] Sun-Moon Yesterday OP

Average, no idea. Median (50th percentile) definitely over 50 hlthe2b Yesterday #1

Maybe mid-20s. Near college campus, mostly students with a handful of gray-hairs sprinkled in. Midnight Writer Yesterday #2

Millennials aren't big on protesting Blues Heron Yesterday #3

Mostly 40 and above kiranon Yesterday #4

Over 50s and under 30s berniesandersmittens Yesterday #5

we live in a nexus of retirement communities mike_c Yesterday #6

Same where I live oberle Yesterday #16

It was about the same here. Alice B. Yesterday #7

Mostly older but did see some young groups Tree Lady Yesterday #8

60-ish in Centreville MD Zambero Yesterday #9

Skewed older for sure, more so than the previous two 0rganism Yesterday #10

Ours tended older. hunter Yesterday #11

That's more or less how it was here, too. GoCubsGo Yesterday #12

Ours are younger each time Pobeka Yesterday #13

From the pictures posted on facebook from ones near me DetroitLegalBeagle Yesterday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #15

dear post adolescents, it is ok to bring your cell phone/tablet/earbuds to a protest march nt msongs Yesterday #17