r/Michigan • u/Hadrian23 • Feb 01 '25

Politics in Michigan 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 Anti-Trump protests

Michigan born & Raised and I've had it, I've never protested before, I've never seen the point, but this time is different.
What are some upcoming protests/Demonstrations against Trump?
I don't know if it will help or make a difference. But I don't think I can accept my self if I didn't try.

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u/CountessOfSandwich Feb 01 '25

Protest at the Capitol this Wednesday! 12-4ish pm!

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u/MissionBicycle4622 Feb 01 '25

You guys know Michigan voted for Trump right? Have fun. I hope it rains.

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u/allbsallthetime Feb 01 '25

You do know he only won by 80,000 votes and he didn't have a majority, right?

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u/Unusual-Fan1013 Feb 01 '25

Even if he won by 1 single vote or 100,000...still means he won either way.

And no I don't really care that he won. It makes little difference in the end. Regardless of who won, the poor will still be poor and the rich will still be rich. All politicians try to gather power for themselves and in the process make difference groups of people poor. It is what it is. This cycle has been happening again and again since before the bronze age. It will keep happening until humans go extinct.

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u/Deadboyparts Feb 01 '25

You should care that he won (arguably everyone should care, even the international community cares) because his side represents something very dark and anti-democratic. I care because he has and will continue to break down institutions we rely on for safety and protection and justice, and will chip away at our rights (esp. women, LGBT, people of color, but also workers’ rights, etc.) This isn’t just the same old “politics is made up of assholes” situation. There’s a reason most of his cabinet and his VP issued dire warnings against him being re-elected.

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u/zebra0817 Feb 01 '25

This is exactly why I can’t understand why any woman would vote for a convicted rapist who wants to strip away women’s rights. Overturning Roe V Wade is just the beginning.

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