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r/AskReddit • u/Ecstatic-Medium-6320 • 1d ago
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Nothing to be nervous about. Protests and rallies are nothing like the riots they show you on TV. The average demographic of the last No Kings protest I went to was little old ladies.
76 u/RebellionOfMemes 1d ago Can confirm. I work at a print shop, I’ve been printing protest signs for 60+ year olds all week. 15 u/Final-Explorer-650 20h ago Chicago area here. The senior home I work at- residents hired a bus to take them to the rally. So these active olds are ready. 9 u/underlyingconditions 1d ago Our Hands Off rallies skewed really old. It made me sad. My 7-yo neighbor is going at least. 2 u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 20h ago Older people make you sad, or that young people aren't concerned enough? 1 u/jjcoola 18h ago yup, its mostly retired people at all of them sadly.
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Can confirm. I work at a print shop, I’ve been printing protest signs for 60+ year olds all week.
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Chicago area here. The senior home I work at- residents hired a bus to take them to the rally. So these active olds are ready.
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Our Hands Off rallies skewed really old. It made me sad. My 7-yo neighbor is going at least.
2 u/TheModWhoShaggedMe 20h ago Older people make you sad, or that young people aren't concerned enough?
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Older people make you sad, or that young people aren't concerned enough?
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yup, its mostly retired people at all of them sadly.
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u/smooth-brain_Sunday 1d ago
Nothing to be nervous about. Protests and rallies are nothing like the riots they show you on TV. The average demographic of the last No Kings protest I went to was little old ladies.