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"When hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for
the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental
wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.
The next day, the
New York Times put a photograph, but no story, on its print
front page. The
Wall Street Journal’s digital homepage had it as only the
20th-most-prominent story when I checked.
Fox News was dismissive; I stopped
counting after I scanned 40 articles on its homepage, though there was a video
with this dismissive headline: “Liberals rally against President Trump.”
The
Guardian,
CNN and some local news outlets paid more heed. The cable
network offered live video from many American cities and a banner headline:
“Millions of people protest against Trump & Musk.”
But overall, there was something of a shrug about the media coverage. It got
much more attention from global news outlets than in the US.
The US media will get a chance to atone for these sins of omission this coming
weekend when Americans once again get together, this time for Saturday’s “No
Kings” day, which organizers describe as “a nationwide day of defiance”.
“From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks,
we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism,” they say. More than 100
pro-democracy groups are involved, according to
Axios.
It’s expected to be the largest anti-Trump protest since the start of his
second term, according to organizers who are planning rallies in 1,500 cities
in all 50 states. It’s happening, in part, as a reaction to the military parade
in Washington DC that Trump has planned on his 79th birthday and the US army’s
250th anniversary.
Of course, the citizen protests in Los Angeles against federal Ice agents have
received a great deal of attention, although the media focus has largely been
on the conflict between law enforcement and protesters. Those protests, and the
deep concern over the Trump administration’s action, with its authoritarian
overtones, are likely to bring even more people out to rallies across the
country on Saturday.
I don’t know how many people will show up, but I do believe it matters."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics