Any anti trump protests in your area?

[StormRichards]

I agree. He can't fix a long history of negative behavior with 140 characters. He needs to do it with sincere apologies and clear actions. He needs to stop just saying that he wants to unite America and start doing things to actually accomplish that. Of course, his options are somewhat limited until he is actually in office which isn't for another 2+ months. In the meantime, he needs to appoint people to his cabinet who represent diverse viewpoints, not just folks who agree with him.

Exactly, his options are limited right now.

Yes, his tweets are capable of making matters worse but no one out there holding a sign is going to stop from a positive tweet.

[StormRichards]

Did you capitalized organized suggesting this was planned all along? Are you saying the DNC was planning on a Hillary loss and really paid organizers to start protesting the minute the election went to Donald Trump?

You know it doesn't take much for people on an emotional night of the election who already have signs in their hand watching the election just start organizing under a common message(can't get anymore common than "he's not my president".

You can make assumptions as to who was responsible for organizing the protests. I know if I was confident in my candidate was going to win, I wouldn't already have a sign made up stating "Not My President."

Heading out to my daughter's soccer game. I will log on later to report if I encounter any protests.

[disneysteve]

Yes, his tweets are capable of making matters worse but no one out there holding a sign is going to stop from a positive tweet.

True. He can at the very least stop fanning the flames. It just isn't a very Presidential thing to do.

The protestors are going to protest, and that's their right (as long as it's done peacefully and lawfully). They won't stop just because he or Clinton say so.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Exactly, his options are limited right now.

Yes, his tweets are capable of making matters worse but no one out there holding a sign is going to stop from a positive tweet.

Who has the goal of making protests (holding a sign) stop? You?

[Singuy]

I agree. He can't fix a long history of negative behavior with 140 characters. He needs to do it with sincere apologies and clear actions. He needs to stop just saying that he wants to unite America and start doing things to actually accomplish that. Of course, his options are somewhat limited until he is actually in office which isn't for another 2+ months. In the meantime, he needs to appoint people to his cabinet who represent diverse viewpoints, not just folks who agree with him.

Seriously, he can't strongly consider Steve Bannon who embraces the alt-right as the chief of staff and then tells everyone he's not racist. He need to put his money where his mouth is. And no, having Ben Carlson on his staff or him hiring blacks in his hotels doesn't do the job. That's like me saying "I'm not racist, I have a black friend".

[Singuy]

These protestors need to send their messages correctly. I see people holding a sign "This is not a state for hate" yelling at the Trump supporter who was there to anti protest.

Guys, you can protest Trump's character all you want, but you can't compromise your character to do so.

[StormRichards]

Who has the goal of making protests (holding a sign) stop? You?

Singuy has that goal. He keeps posting what Trump needs to do for it to all stop.

[kork13]

These protestors need to send their messages correctly. I see people holding a sign "This is not a state for hate" yelling at the Trump supporter who was there to anti protest.

Guys, you can protest Trump's character all you want, but you can't compromise your character to do so.

I don't honestly understand what they're trying to accomplish with these protests. Convince Trump to step down?

I'm all for the right to (peacefully) protest, simply because it's constitutionally guaranteed to individuals. But looking at it objectively, protests are one of the LEAST effective ways to effect change on a national stage. Shoot, it's rarely effective even at a local level. It seems to me that protesting is all about making the protesters feel good about themselves without the requirement to actually do anything about effecting whatever outcomes they might be seeking.

To the original question... Thus far I've only seen a single small bunch of protesters, perhaps 15 folks on a sidewalk in a random part of Anchorage. I'm sure they're very proud of themselves and their impact on national politics.

[StormRichards]

Following Trump's acceptance speech, a large group from a local college hit the streets with their signs and chants. First thing that came to mind when I saw the story was "I hope these morons didn't have an early morning exam."

All they accomplished was losing a good night's sleep.

[Thrif-t]

Seriously, he can't strongly consider Steve Bannon who embraces the alt-right as the chief of staff and then tells everyone he's not racist. He need to put his money where his mouth is. And no, having Ben Carlson on his staff or him hiring blacks in his hotels doesn't do the job. That's like me saying "I'm not racist, I have a black friend".

I don't know; and I'm sincerely asking not trying to be snarky, but does Obama have people on his cabinet that are diverse that the Republicans approved and or are represented on? Honestly just asking.

Because if that's true then yes I would agree with you; but I "thought" each party tended to pick people of like mind to hold cabinet positions.

[Singuy]

I don't honestly understand what they're trying to accomplish with these protests. Convince Trump to step down?

I'm all for the right to (peacefully) protest, simply because it's constitutionally guaranteed to individuals. But looking at it objectively, protests are one of the LEAST effective ways to effect change on a national stage. Shoot, it's rarely effective even at a local level. It seems to me that protesting is all about making the protesters feel good about themselves without the requirement to actually do anything about effecting whatever outcomes they might be seeking.

To the original question... Thus far I've only seen a single small bunch of protesters, perhaps 15 folks on a sidewalk in a random part of Anchorage. I'm sure they're very proud of themselves and their impact on national politics.

More than 50% of the voters have a legitimate concern for Trump's fitness to be the president. I think most of the protestors know that Trump will become the president, but they feel they are not being represented. They are expressing their anger and divisiveness. Until Trump addresses their concerns, they are not going to go away quietly. If Trump wants to represent all of the people, here is his chance to show them he will.

[StormRichards]

More than 50% of the voters have a legitimate concern for Trump's fitness to be the president. I think most of the protestors know that Trump will become the president, but they feel they are not being represented. They are expressing their anger and divisiveness. Until Trump addresses their concerns, they are not going to go away quietly. If Trump wants to represent all of the people, here is his chance to show them he will.

50.2578722766% to be exact

I honestly don't recall if Obama ever stated he wanted to be President for all of the people. I do know that in the 8 years he was in office I never felt represented.

[StormRichards]

I don't know; and I'm sincerely asking not trying to be snarky, but does Obama have people on his cabinet that are diverse that the Republicans approved and or are represented on? Honestly just asking.

Because if that's true then yes I would agree with you; but I "thought" each party tended to pick people of like mind to hold cabinet positions.

Not sure if he felt your question was indeed snarky or if he just didn't want to give you the answer. He did make time to respond to another post though.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Obama has had two Republicans in his cabinet. I doubt any other president has had a cabinet member not of his own party. Obama said from the beginning that he wanted knowledgeable, outspoken advisors, not yes men. He had a term for the kind of advisors he wanted, but I'm sorry I forget what it was. Fire-"something"? All I can fill in that blank with is "firebrand" or "firecracker", yet I don't think either of those is likely correct.

[StormRichards]

Absolutely disgusting video of a Chicago man being beaten because he supposedly voted for Trump. It was following a car accident where he was side swiped by a car with several African American people in it. Not sure if the accident was truly an accident or if it was intentional. The video is disturbing. I watched several YouTube versions of it with African American men adding their commentary denouncing this behavior.

Supposedly the guy tried multiple times to get back into his car and leave, but one of scumbags ended up driving off with his car. The guy was hospitalized. Like many other violent incidents, onlookers videotaped and helped incite the violence. Although this incident is related to this election, sadly this type of stuff (not particular to one race) happens far too often.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djx3T9IEc1A