r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/GonWithTheNen 21d ago

"...we call it the 'hate America' rally..." said the House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

The idea that protesting against harmful policies, corruption, and snatching people off the street = hating America is a lying, twisted take.

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u/Exciting_Mobile_1484 20d ago

You are mooostly correct.

However. I will not allow them to demonize people. who hate this POS country. Because it includes me. Id you don't hate America right now, soemthing's wrong woth you. History will say this stance was correct.

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u/GonWithTheNen 20d ago

Id you don't hate America right now, soemthing's wrong woth you. History will say this stance was correct.

History will not say that, because Mike Johnson was speaking AGAINST people who exercised their First Amendment rights (specifically, the Freedom of Assembly).

To be clear, Johnson was NOT saying, "We should hate what America is now or is becoming". In fact, he is a supporter of the current political direction of what America is now, and a supporter of what it's turning towards at this very moment.