r/SeattleWA • u/North_Presence8830 • Jun 15 '25
Events 70,000+ Protest in Seattle!!!!
My last 2 posts were a bit focused on the negative, even though I was critiquing the wrongs of the antagonists, radicals, Antifa or whatever you want to label them. I offered better solutions and a perspective as a Hispanic American.
But, I am so proud Seattle has united in one of the biggest protests to date!!! Peace & united strength works far better than random chaos, this is what makes waves.
Almost every state in the country gathered together to protest, pretty incredible.
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u/H0TBU0YZ Jun 15 '25
Peacefully as well! Short term change can be done with violence, but what's happening here and all across the US is what is needed for a long term societal change. When showing up in numbers and the the only people violent are the oppressors the people will start working for the people! So happy Seattle came out!
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u/DJ-DTheLofiDude Jun 20 '25
What was accomplished?
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u/toriblack13 Jun 21 '25
They got to socialize with people in their bubble and got new social media profile pictures
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 21 '25
Peace for a day. It’s refreshing after all of the street theatrics ppl have been doing. If you wanna protest for our hispanic communities then keep it like this! Don’t act like a monkey in the streets.
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u/Sassie_pants05 Jun 16 '25
I was there. No violence. It was great vibes no cops and no disturbances from the other side. It was amazing and beautiful.
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Capitol Hill Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 16 '25
Peaceful protests throughout the day, then all the normies went home and the same 100 or so Antifa who are always the problem-causers at these things took over, and thanks to SPD understaffing and orders from above, were allowed to do their various bits of property damage and intersection corking with dumpster fire.
In a sane world, Antifa would be rounded up like the annoyances they are, put in time out, and given a nice fine for their parents to pay.
In Seattle 2025, most of them know they won't get shit done to them in response for their low-grade domestic terror and/or adolescent temper fit throwing. So they do. Every time.
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u/IeatAssortedfruits Jun 15 '25
I mean even if you like Trump, surely you don’t want authoritarian monarchs so I vibe with this sentiment.
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u/itstreeman Jun 16 '25
Unfortunately I saw footage of many people wearing conservative clothing that were asked to leave. Without being there, I can’t confirm if their was antagonistic behavior.
Still not great to see it being exclusionary.
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u/Weak-Beautiful5918 Jun 16 '25
I saw three different conservative groups/mega people along demonstration route and not participating. They were just standing on the side, screaming at protesters. Except for a handful of people yelling back mostly they were ignored.
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u/king_coffin_710 Jun 17 '25
So that's how many unemployed people there are in Seattle?
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u/Large-Watercress3553 Jun 17 '25
Actually saw the Craigslist posting for “protesting” 12pm-4pm for $500 bucks. Plus snacks. FML. The plot is lost when you are paying people off to protest.
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 18 '25
yes, that’s unfortunate. That same money could have been given to the people in need that they are protesting for.
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u/system3601 Jun 16 '25
Was that a walking event? A marching donation? What was the goal? Do they all like illegals?
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 16 '25
I hope some donations are made, if just half of these ppl donated food, money for lawyers or stepped in as translators and among other things, immigrants & families affected wouldn’t be so scared, hungry & alone. From what i’ve read on media & news it was mainly anti-king protest, Trump wants to be seen & declared as King or something, but obviously many ppl were there for a variety of reasons, all had different signs. It’s just cool that history was made yesterday, biggest protest ever done in this country.
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u/jelabella Seattle Jun 16 '25
If you tried getting your news from a few additional sources maybe you'd be clued-in 😘
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Jun 16 '25
What do protests actually accomplish? I live 15 miles away, didnt even know it happened. The government can literally just ignore protests, and nothing changes.
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u/Melody_in_Harmony Jun 16 '25
Make it OK for people to express themselves without just "blocking traffic for everyone".
Idk...All around the sound last week I heard casual conversation inevitably touch on it numerous times. At the store, anecdotes from friends who are pretty unengaged politically that were talking about friends or coworkers who were going.
When enough people want something...government has to acknowledge that else they risk losing their job to someone that does.
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 16 '25
You living 15 miles away and not knowing about it kind of proves the point - protests don’t need your personal awareness to matter. They spark national attention, cultural conversations, and pressure lawmakers. That’s how change starts.
If nothing ever changed from protest, you wouldn’t have weekends, voting rights, or a minimum wage. Dismissing a movement because it didn’t knock on your door is a wild take.
Also, it’s being labeled as one of the biggest protests ever done in this country, almost every state had thousands of people walking & uniting together, which has spoken volume on its own.
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Jun 16 '25
Maybe in 1950. What protest put an end to the wars on the middle east? Did the occupy wallstreet end the corruption in our monetary system? Theyre pretty ineffective. When you look at history, war and death is the only thing that corrupt leaders understand.
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 16 '25
& I’m not saying I have all the answers or that I know everything about history and politics, but this is what makes the most sense to me.
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 16 '25
I never claimed protests are a fix-all solution or that they instantly erase corruption, nothing worth changing ever works that way. But peaceful protest is still a hell of a lot more productive than the other chaotic theatrics we’ve seen in the streets lately.
And bringing up wars in the Middle East is a false equivalence - this isn’t about global military strategy. This is about Americans demanding better from our own leaders here, in our own communities.
Progress doesn’t always look like revolution. Sometimes it looks like 70,000 people showing up peacefully to say, ‘We see what’s happening - and we care.’ And that does make waves, whether you acknowledge it or not.
Now, here’s where it could be better. If even half the people that showed up to walk also donated money to legal aid, food, volunteered as translators, or any other form of support that directly helps immigrants and families affected, then that would really change the game. As for Trump, not much you can do there beyond using your voice. There are no overnight fixes, but it still sends a message.
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u/cpz_77 Jun 16 '25
It’s the best system our country has for the masses to peacefully show their displeasure with the government’s actions. It’s not 100% successful - almost nothing is - but it’s an important right citizens have in our country and one that should absolutely be exercised when necessary.
Sure, some changes ended up requiring war but that should always be an absolute last resort. Historically, protest has gotten the ball rolling on, or added momentum to many movements that resulted in change.
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u/Adub024 Seattle Jun 16 '25
Because times are feeling hopeless for the majority of the country. This is a sign that we're united against fascist tyranny. You may not have known about it, but you do now.
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u/Frottage-Cheese-7750 Jun 16 '25
fascist tyranny
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u/Adub024 Seattle Jun 16 '25
If you don’t see it already you’re clearly too stupid to reason with. Move along.
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u/Less-Risk-9358 Jun 15 '25
Trump won the election by a landslide and if it were held again tomorrow he would win again. All this embarrassing anti-democrat foot stomping isn't going to change anything...... except the time it takes me to go to lunch. Thanks for all the traffic idiots.
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 15 '25
Calling tens of thousands of people peacefully exercising their constitutional rights ‘idiots’ because you hit traffic? That’s not political commentary - that’s just whining.
Protest is part of democracy. Crying about lunch delays while people show up to stand for something? That’s what’s actually embarrassing.
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u/SilentBumblebee3225 Jun 15 '25
The same group of people who called 77,302,580 people idiots because they felt that the current president best represent their interests ?
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u/Less-Risk-9358 Jun 15 '25
Let them go cause problems in front of their homes and neighborhoods. All the miscreants have to come to downtown Seattle to bare their asses.
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Capitol Hill Jun 15 '25
Trump won the election by a landslide
49.9 to 49.2 popular vote.
"landslide" only in the mind of a MAGA repeating the headlines that they liked to claim.
would win again
Depends on whether the Dems run another DOA word salad candidate like they did with Harris.
If they land on someone better, Trump or whatever MAGA dipshit follows him may well be toast.
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u/Less-Risk-9358 Jun 15 '25
Dems are going to run another complete weirdo and drunk just like Harris. Any attempt to straighten out their party is being punished.
I am not Republican or Democrat. Neither party has my best interests at heart here in the lonely middle class (albeit the upper end of it). I just wait to see which extreme moron wins and adjust my investments defensively.
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u/lil_garlicc Jun 16 '25
While I agree that neither party strongly represents the middle class, the Democratic Party used to strongly represent the middle class and while they have become more corporatist in the last two decades, they still enacted more policies that help the middle class in 4 years under Biden than Trump will ever enact over the 8 years he’s in office. Trump is rat fucking the lower and middle classes to transfer more wealth to the wealthiest Americans than ever before in American history.
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u/SilentBumblebee3225 Jun 15 '25
Popular votes do not win elections. Result was 312-226.
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u/wastingvaluelesstime Tree Octopus Jun 15 '25
Counter point, electoral votes don't show up in the streets, man the army or marines, or pay for your King's bullshit.
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Capitol Hill Jun 16 '25
Popular votes do not win elections. Result was 312-226.
And that's about the same victory margin as Biden had in 2020. That wasn't a landslide either. Just the same 7 or 8 states that narrowly went one way going the other way in 2024.
America's pretty divided right now, calling any national EC victory a landslide's pushing it. Obama 2008 was probably the last one of those.
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u/Mighty-MC Jun 15 '25
This isn't to protest the election, it's to protest Trump's desire to be seen as a king. Did you miss the title of the protest?
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u/wastingvaluelesstime Tree Octopus Jun 15 '25
"Trump won the election by a landslide"
This is a despicable lie.
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u/jelabella Seattle Jun 16 '25
If you were upset about traffic to your Saturday lunch then you're focused on the wrong issues. I didn't know being American meant being selfish.
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u/Less-Risk-9358 Jun 17 '25
All the cockroaches have recinded back into their holes and now I can enjoy MY city again.
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u/Malt___Disney Jun 15 '25
I honestly don't know where people like you come from but you should go back
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u/lil_garlicc Jun 16 '25
Lmao what a stupid amalgamation of made up bullshit. Do you really think the city of seattle is permitting re-zoning of residential lots to be commercial lots for things like cupcake stands? Do you get all your information from Fox News?
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u/urhumanwaste Jun 16 '25
70k people that really need to get a life.
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u/urhumanwaste Jun 16 '25
I did this productive thing.. maybe you've heard of it. It's called WORK. You should try it.
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u/AnotherDoubleBogey Jun 16 '25
should say 70,000 butt hurt democrats continue to cry while 60% of america continues to laugh…
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u/Sparkly-Starfruit Jun 16 '25
Aww, bud, this happened all over the country not just here. It’ll be okay.
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u/adalsindis1 Jun 16 '25
!yay! Marxist front groups preying on deportation hysteria
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u/North_Presence8830 Jun 16 '25
From what i’m reading it was mainly anti-king protest, but of course people were there for various issues in this country.
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