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As I watched videos of the No Kings protests that took place around the country on Saturday, I saw numerous interviews with unhinged people that illustrate there must be a severe Prozac shortage in America. The puppets, paid protesters, and general loons who showed up with their multi-colored hair, signs, and banners, with many dressed up in bizarre costumes, would probably benefit from opening a history book and looking at pictures (since they probably struggle with reading big words) of historical protests that actually made a difference and got people to support causes involving social reforms.
A No Kings protest occurred on June 14, 2025, and was estimated to have 4-6 million protesters. Another one occurred on October 18, 2025, and was estimated to have nearly 7 million protesters. One news source reported that Saturday’s protest had 8-9 million protesters worldwide, with over 3,000 different locations.
News sources claim that the issues for these protests include: rejection of authoritarianism (yet, no one protested vaccine and mask mandates during the Biden Administration that were imposed), immigration raids, federal troops in U.S. cities (despite the murders, rapes and civil unrest in blue cities) and the March 28th event added the attack on Iran (a country that has spent 47 years funding terrorism and leading to the deaths of Americans) to it’s agenda of grievances against the Trump Administration.
Throughout the 1950’s and 60’s, the Civil Rights protests garnered great support from Americans whose attention turned to years of real Jim Crow laws (as opposed to Schumerian claims of Jim Crow 2.0, when it comes to the SAVE ACT, which ensures election integrity) that impacted the rights of African-Americans. Freedom riders of all races protested and challenged discriminatory practices, and the nation got behind calls for legislation, which eventually became the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Civil Rights protesters of all races carried meaningful signs (obviously spell checked), engaged in nonviolent protests, and marched peacefully in places that unleashed dogs, police with billy clubs, and powerful fire hoses to attack those who marched for a better America. Leaders made eloquent speeches that touched Americans of all races and illustrated the plight of discriminatory and racist laws that disenfranchised black Americans.
There have been many protests throughout the nation’s history to express anger at policies that Americans found objectionable. In 1932, Americans assembled in what has become known as the Bonus March to protest the failure of the federal government to make good on a promise to veterans. The Suffragette Movement was instrumental in gaining women the right to vote. Perhaps I haven’t done enough research, but I can’t remember seeing suffragettes dressed up in vagina costumes to gain sympathy for their cause.
Compare those demonstrations with the No Kings protests, many protesters showed up in outlandish costumes, shouted hyperbolic rhetoric and rants without any substance, and initiated violence in several places against law enforcement officers who didn’t knock them down with fire hoses or unleash dogs or club them with billy clubs.
The very label, “No Kings,” illustrates a mental disconnect with reality because if President Trump were a king, he would have declared martial law and arrested all those who assembled because kings have absolute power. These protests resembled more of a circus atmosphere than a substantive call for action on the part of concerned citizens, and no violence was initiated against protesters, which would not have been the case if any traditional authoritarian monarchy were being challenged.
The right to protest is a fundamental right that is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. However, shouldn’t an important aspect of protesting be taken seriously? Isn’t the purpose of a protest to gain supporters for a cause? I could be wrong, but I find it hard to believe many rational Americans would support a cause where those protesting are dressed up in inflatable animal costumes, as clowns or birds.
The hard left turn made by so-called Progressives and the battles they choose to wage are their constitutional right, but others also have the right to question their reasoning and the ulterior motives of those funding these protests. Are these legitimate issues, or are they merely temper tantrums inspired by Trump Derangement Syndrome? Have those who choose to use their valuable time in the pursuit of what they believe is the most fundamental issue truly looked at all of the issues that face the country and have decided that the best use of their time is to march against a nonexistent dictatorship?
Every administration will have detractors and those who detest policies made by a sitting president. This is as natural to America as shooting off fireworks on the 4th of July. It appears that No Kings is more of a protest of a man than an issue that threatens the nation. It is driven by an educational system that has indoctrinated its youth to believe socialism is the path to economic equality, despite evidence to the contrary. It is fueled by a media of leftist journalists who selectively support stories that vilify conservatives, hide negative stories about groups that they protect, and is incited by politicians whose only goal is self-preservation. It is exacerbated by wealthy celebrity hypocrites who can only speak brilliant monologues when the words they use are written by scriptwriters because they lack the mental acumen to put together a cogent thought.
Where were the protests when our national debt hit 39 trillion dollars? Where were the protests when millions of unvetted illegal immigrants crossed the border and took over cities? Where were the protests when communities were overrun by individuals from other nations who gave us the likes of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in Congress? Where were the protests when illegals murdered American citizens? Aren’t these issues worthy of protesting, yet, where are the banners condemning the very things that threaten the American way of life?
The current U.S. population is 349 million people, and estimates of those protesting on March 28 have a high number listed between 8 and 9 million people. This is approximately 2.5% of the population, which means that 97.5% didn’t deem these issues to be important enough to put on their nicest chicken suit and hold misspelled signs to protest a nonexistent monarchy. Perhaps those Americans who opted to stay home have other issues or concerns that they deem more important, or perhaps they don’t want to be associated with many of the mentally unbalanced who appear to ignore other significant issues or choose to use their time to earn a living.
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