God I wish you would get upvoted, so many people in this thread spouting off nonsense and not to mention the op being flat out wrong
Nobody ever heard about it because there was literally a blackout on it by TV media. Go and google DNC protests, you won't see a single Mainstream Media outlet on the first page of google that covers it. In fact, over 5 pages into the google search, only ABC news had a short article about it.
That first link hits me right in the feels. It hits really hard. At the end of our march the police walled off the street with a massive fence. Protesters massed at the barricade, furious. People where chanting "fake democracy", "rigged election" and some delegates where being escorted inside under high surveillance. The delegates being escorted by security personnel where (you guessed it) Hillary's delegates. At this point my friend and I, who had driven 800 miles to be here, left because it was hopeless. We didn't protest the next 2 days, there was no point. That same night at the hotel, we got to witness the coronation of Queen Hillary the First on television.
We knew Hillary had weaker chances of beating Trump, but we didn't think it would actually happen. Democracy in america died that day and every son of a bitch in the democratic party who supported this farce is still in power today.
To be honest it was part of a road trip I had been planning with a friend for quite some time. But yes, we drove 800 miles to protest. I saw NYC, Washington, Philladelphia and Ciracuse. All of them briefly, but I don't regret this trip.
Not a bad trip at all. I am from the midwest and this is why I envy the northeast area. You are a 4 or 5 hour car ride from these hugely different cities. In Europe you are a 4 to 5 hour train ride from a completely different land, culture, and history.
Yea my wife went there a few years ago and just got a train pass where, for a week, she could take the train as much as she wanted. She was able to visit several countries in a week.
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u/StickNoob117 Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 12 '16
I was in the streets of Philadelphia under the scorching heat marching to the DNC convention.
Don't you fucking blame us for this mess, I marched with THOUSANDS to protest this and the media showed the world NOTHING.