No Kings Protest, Sierra Vista AZ
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Like millions of other people around the country (and the world) we attended our local No Kings rally on Saturday afternoon. Of course I brought my camera. I clicked the shutter a little over 400 times. But after some editing time at the computer, I managed to come up with 30 images that I think tell the story.
I had a minor failure of persuasion before we even left the house. I asked the teens if they wanted to make signs and go. My 17 y/o daughter’s response:
“Come on dad, there’s going to be mostly old people there, and I already deal with enough of them at work.”
Fortunately we did see a few young people at the protest.
But ultimately she was mostly correct. This is a retirement town, so the demographics skew older. But it seems just about everywhere that the people showing up to many of these protests mostly have gray hair.
Another demographic that’s well represented in our town in Veterans, and they (okay we) were definitely out there among the crowd.
Another thing I saw a lot of this afternoon was American flags and smiling faces. Heck, even the police officer who was assigned to walk the crowd seemed to be enjoying himself.
Of course some people came dressed up in costumes or with accessories.
And last but not least, there were quite a few funny and imaginative signs …
Your turn:
Did you attend (or at least drive by) a No Kings protest in your city or town?
Til next time,
~ Todd
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I am definitely not a Royalist. In the UK we have a "king" but having a "king" is not, in my opinion, the main problem. The main problem is having a monarch who believes that they have a "divine right". Having the power to override Parliament, ignore (and be above) the nation's laws never works in the long run. Here in the UK, that problem was resolved in the mid 17th century when Charles I lost his fight with the Parliamentarians and was executed. Sadly, the monarchy was reinstated in 1660 when Charles I's son was returned to become Charles II. In the intervening 350 or so years, our monarchy's actual powers have been reduced and removed to the extent that they are figureheads. Incredibly rich figureheads and still revered by some - but still figureheads. I can fully understand why many in the USA wouldn't want Trump or any of his dynasty or acolytes as a monarch or in any position of political influence.
Brilliant! So much creativity; so much feeling; so much guts; and so much love… – people united in a cause they know is right. And your photo-journalism is brilliant! I just hope there is enough strength to make things as they should be.