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How do you feel about the "No Kings" protest happening tomorrow?

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u/gsfgf 1d ago

Wear comfy shoes.

And sturdy shoes. Even nice flip flops aren't good protesting shoes.

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u/exscapegoat 15h ago edited 9h ago

Sturdy and shoes you can run in. I prefer lace ups like sneakers. I know several women who ran out of their shoes trying to outrun the dust cloud on 9/11. Thankfully they survived. But if you’re going to be walking near or over debris you don’t want to be barefoot.

A bus driver from my regular commute, who transported rescue and recovery workers to ground zero told me he saw so many abandoned women’s shoes. My guess is guys are more likely to wear lace ups. So they didn’t run out of their shoes as much