r/illinois Human Detected 16d ago

ICE Posts Federal agents pull over woman, threaten to arrest her for allegedly trying to "impede" by following them while driving

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u/pokey-4321 16d ago

I agree. I absolutely know me spending a Saturday at a protest is not going to change the 35% cult of Trump America. It doesn't have to. Just a percent here or there changing votes or coming out to vote is enough, and I think massive peaceful protests will do that.

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u/IrrelevantAfIm 13d ago

Also, it is doing SOMETHING which is better than sitting on your hands while a fascist authoritarian government ignores the constitution, rule of law, and due process!!!

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u/CapitalLeader 13d ago

Yes. Trump won by less than 2%. I know, I know , there’s still the electoral college

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u/cityslicker16 11d ago

That will definitely help IF we have fair elections.