• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    Understand that many of these events are as much about the people attending them as they are about the media attention they get

    It about building that resistance back up. Many of these places are the kind of deep red where you feel deeply alienated and alone if you’re not MAGA

    Going to a large crowd of people who are just as pissed off as you and right in your district is a massive boost to your resolve. You want to fight. Seperated you feel alone and powerless. Together you have strength

    • ARealAlaskan
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      9 days ago

      This is it, exactly.

      I was at one of the Alaska empty-chair town halls, and it was good to just be around others with similar thoughts. Being surrounded by action, in a place where it is super unusual is uplifting. We arrived on time, and couldn’t even get into the event because it was already full.

      Each time we get together, more people come, more people talk, and share upcoming events.