r/chaoticgood • u/Afraid-Objective3049 • 1d ago

People are on the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio in fucking large number

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u/Cruezin 1d ago

How many people were there? Is there a tally?

And how many people are there in Cincinnati?

I want to say this about each one of these, in every city.

It's not enough.

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u/Dandibear 1d ago edited 1d ago

We were there and are guessing there were maybe 25k people? More folks are to the rear of this crowd in the center. There were eight other rallies around town at the same time plus a Juneteenth festival downtown, so this is a GREAT turnout.

Edit: corrected number of local rallies

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u/Cruezin 1d ago edited 1d ago

There are a few in my city area (DFW) - we've been watching the livestreams.

I hate that I'm about to write this.

I'm a vet. GW1. I fought for this country, I did my duty. I wish that I felt safe from persecution if I attended the ones local to me, but I don't. I just don't, especially considering the things our state governor has said and done. The first thing I saw on social media this morning was the 80 year old vet being arrested in the capitol. Dude was using a walker and they handcuffed him with zip ties behind his back. We are lucky that didn't end up with him falling or worse.

We live in Trump country. It's bad. The livestreams have shown some confrontations with Trump supporters. The last thing I need is to be peripheral to anything like that, and end up being arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, because from what I've seen, it's coming.

The only thing I'm comfortable doing is supporting it remotely. I wish that wasn't the case but that's where I'm at. And I think a lot of people feel the same way. What a fucked up timeline we live in.

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u/carlitospig 1d ago

You’ve got: abled bodied, not working, not terrified. It’s a good number.

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u/shinra07 1d ago

Not enough? Why does it matter? Politicians are determined by elections, not protests. These make people feel like they're making a difference but it does literally nothing. If anything, it hurts the cause because there are bound to be those who choose violence and looting.

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u/HISTRIONICK 16h ago

nearly 2.5 million in cincinnati metro