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One thing I think the marchers deserve a big shout out for is that as far as I can see, there were
no reports of physical violence or vandalism at
any of the events. (Not even in Oakland
)
The is a truly phenomenal and noteworthy achievement, considering the huge number of people and locations involved.
I do have a question however, for Guin or anyone else who attended one of these rallies...
I
have read reports of women who were anti-abortion being badly treated by some of the other participants at some of the marches. (I've read these reports not in right-wing blogs, but in the NYT and on vox)
These are
not women who came out to "counter demonstrate" in favor of Trump; they are women who are opposed to Trump, but who are also opposed to abortion. (I've read reports that they were shouted at, one says she was spat on, also that pro-life women's groups were told they would not be welcome; one group was apparently officially uninvited.)
Did anyone who attended a rally see any of this?
It seems to me that this kind of thing is not politically smart. Politics is a game of addition, and an approach that says, "You may be opposed to Trump, his misogyny and see him as anti-women, but if you're not "pro-choice" we don't want you" doesn't sound like a good coalition building strategy to me.
The Tea Party didn't construct it's political effectiveness by taking one single issue and making it a litmus test for who they would welcome.
