Millions across the US rallied against Trump's authoritarian agenda in nationwide No Kings protests, featuring speeches, performances, and massive crowds.
I mean it’s great and all that people are protesting and getting organized but I don’t feel like it matters much if it just lasts for 1 day every 3-4 months as it doesn’t disrupt anything when people are just chanting boos.
It feels like the recent protests are more of a symbolic ritual / public vent and that for this protest to be successful, there has to be a main body organizing it (like the black panthers or martin Luther king in the 1900s).
and as much as I don’t like to say this, like the estimates of numbers those who attended Pride parades in Toronto past, I think the 8 (wasn’t it 9?) million figure is exaggerated.
OTOH, spring equinox happened 10 days ago, and unless Trump does something good in the Middle East, I presume protests will repeat and get larger.
(OTOH, there were protests in Minnesota in winter.)
From a quick google search, USA population is ~341,784,857 as of July 1, 2025. 8M ±15% margin of error gives like ~2% of the population.
Margin of error goes both ways… How could there be a margin of error of 15% and not end up with a range of values that goes to (at least) 15?
15% of 8M. I’m assuming a 15% err in observation not 15% of population
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule
I dunno. It feels like copium/ hopium to me.
I mean it’s great and all that people are protesting and getting organized but I don’t feel like it matters much if it just lasts for 1 day every 3-4 months as it doesn’t disrupt anything when people are just chanting boos.
It feels like the recent protests are more of a symbolic ritual / public vent and that for this protest to be successful, there has to be a main body organizing it (like the black panthers or martin Luther king in the 1900s).
It’s kinda funny how you included a 15% margin of error, but then the percentage is off by an order of magnitude
15% eror of 8M. I was assuming a 15% tolerance in observation not total population
I think your math might be off by a decimal there…
Still nothing to turn a nose up at.
Ah whoops. My bad
and as much as I don’t like to say this, like the estimates of numbers those who attended Pride parades in Toronto past, I think the 8 (wasn’t it 9?) million figure is exaggerated.
OTOH, spring equinox happened 10 days ago, and unless Trump does something good in the Middle East, I presume protests will repeat and get larger.
(OTOH, there were protests in Minnesota in winter.)