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Trump Derangement Syndrome support groups ?
 [Guardian] Every second Sunday since Donald Trump was elected, groups of women across the country have been holding Solidarity Sundays ‐ activist meet-ups that aim to resist the president. And the number of different meet-ups has been growing.
Who needs the truth? I go to meetings.
There are now more than 100 different Solidarity Sundays groups in the US, including in traditionally conservative states such as Missouri, Texas and Louisiana.
| One hundred groups? Golly. |
With a different focus each month, the organizers attempt to tackle national issues at a local level. People gather in apartments and houses to write letters to elected officials, make phone calls, and learn about existing activist groups they can work with.
"We try to build communities and encourage people to get in touch with local groups and let people know they are not alone in the feelings they are having," said Emily Gallagher ‐ the co-organizer, along with Ryan Kuonen, of the Williamsburg chapter of Solidarity Sundays, in Brooklyn, New York.
| A quick google reveals that both ladies have long been Democratic/Progressive community organizers who now are turning their attention to a new cause. This is not exactly a Tea party-like grassroots effort by housewives, small businesspersons, and retirees galvanized by their disgust with the new situation, but rather the latest effort on the left to fake it. |
At their first meeting, in January, about 25 people gathered at Kuonen’s apartment. The February meeting, held in a loft apartment in Williamsburg, focused on the Black Lives Matter movement and attracted 60 people.
| 60 x 100 = 6,000. Not exactly a cadre large enough to swing elections in 2018, especially if most of the membership turns out to be the usual suspects. |
| 6,000 people? That's fewer than were in the bleachers at any ballpark on Opening Day... |
In March, the group focused on how women can run for office. The US congresswoman Carolyn Maloney gave a speech, and activists talked about running for local office.
| How about inviting a Republican woman who is seeking office? Er, I thought not... |
"We try to have a guest speaker every time," Gallagher said.
Bitter enders. Who knew ?
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-04-04 |
