We’ve seen the collapse of a lot of supposedly “grassroots” movements ever since Donald Trump took office. BLM, as we’ve discussed, has literally been dismantled on the streets of Washington, D.C. — as in, the mayor removed the BLM graffiti from the road and tore up “BLM Plaza.” No one even pretended to care about that, even though just a few years ago, it would’ve been considered blasphemy against George Floyd. But in 2025, there was no rioting. There wasn’t even really a protest.
And of course the Women’s March is also completely demoralized and gutted. When Trump was inaugurated back in 2017, half a million protesters reportedly participated in the so-called “Women’s March” in downtown Washington D.C. They claimed it was the biggest single-day protest in the history of this country. But for Trump’s second inauguration earlier this year, only a few thousand people participated in the so-called “People’s March,” even though the “People’s March” was supposed to be more inclusive. They expanded their branding from “women” to “people,” and yet they still lost about 99% of their manpower — or I should probably say people power.
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