Thousands protest against Boris Johnson

[saidsimplesimon]

Surely, we in the US could equal these numbers in protest against the rumpian coup?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/31/thousands-protest-against-boris-johnson-parliament-shutdown-uk-brexit

Thousands protest against Boris Johnson's parliament shutdown
Simon Murphy
August 31, 2019

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets across Britain and outside the gates of Downing Street in protest against Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament.
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Boris Johnson is trashing the democracy fought for with the blood of our ancestors
One Facebook group for the capital’s protest event, called “Stop the coup, defend democracy”, said: “Boris Johnson is trying to shut down our democracy so that he can deliver on his Brexit agenda. We can’t just rely on the courts or parliamentary process to save the day. We all have a duty to stand up and be counted.”

Organisers have backed the use of peaceful civil disobedience at the protests. It comes after critics have accused the prime minister of trying to circumvent parliamentary democracy to stop MPs blocking a no-deal Brexit. The protests are being organised by a series of groups including Momentum, the grassroots campaign organisation set up to support Corbyn.
…more including photos at link

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. If we did, what would happen?

There were huge demonstrations against the Iraq war during the Bush administration and nothing changed. There have been huge demonstrations against Trump and his policies, too - the women's march, the gun control marches - and nothing changed. Maybe it will make a difference in Britain but nobody seems to care here.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. What would happen, controlling the news

cycle is a good thing. Will it make a difference? I think it is possible.