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Protests are part of a Democracy. You can voice your own opposition to a democratic result. Respecting the result means you accept it happened it doesn't mean you have to shut up after that. As you said he is President, democracy has been respected. Now people are protesting, amongst other things, what Trump stands for. :shrug:

As for the motivation I think it's more a cathartic experience where like-minded people meet up and vent. As well as an attempt to increase motivation and momentum for future, more practical, ways to oppose Trump's policies and presidency. They can't keep holding rallies. The Tea Party movement shows it can help.

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Indeed many fought and died for democracy so whether one likes it or not they have every right to protest whatever it is about..

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Trump has stuck to his word about returning the Winston Churchill bust back to the Oval Office that was removed by Barack Obama.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7538806.html

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It is not about liking or not, I have nothing against protesting as long as it is peaceful and meaningful. But at the same time, protesting against a democratic result, it's pointless - it's basically using democracy against democracy, it won't change anything.

Protesting against Brexit won't stop brexit.

Protesting against Trump won't remove him from the Presidency.

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Of course it won't change anything Mick but l don't think we should decry it because as you know about a great many things in life whatever it is people have very strong views and of course that includes the great and good on this forum as one knows.:)

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They aren't protesting against the result that made him president they are protesting against his own and the Republican party's stance on gay equality and same sex marriage

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It's worrying when the leader of the richest, most powerful country in the world calls those who disagree with him "the enemies".

https://www.facebook.com/TheIndepend...4411924496636/

He's a big advocate of the 2nd Amendment, but seems to have bypassed the 1st, especially the bit that states People that don't agree with you aren't your enemies, they are just people with a different viewpoint...

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But the point of these protests is to suppress opposition to the views of the protesters. They are trying to bully people that don't agree with their views. As with everything PC and associated with the Left, speak out against them and you get shouted down as an -ist or promoting hate or a -phobia.

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No it isn't. It's too make their own views as loud and as clear as possible. What is wrong and anti-democratic is some of the violence we saw yesterday. All of the people protesting peacefully today though is their own expression of opposition and speech.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2017/01/7.jpg

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So where are they when it comes to protesting of gay rights in other Countries, far far worse situations, like I mentioned in the Middle East etc where they kill gays. Where were they then ?

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Even if a march/protest represented 99% of the people, it would still be trying to oppress any dissenting viewpoints.

Try speaking out against them and see what happens. Eg Good luck trying to get a job in Hollywood or the media.

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So all protests/marches are the oppression of dissenting viewpoints?

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So were the Tea Party protests/marches/rallies trying to oppress the viewpoints of others?

And when Donald Trump called for a march on Washington after Obama won a 2nd term, was he trying to oppress dissenting viewpoints?

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Pretty textbook of authoritarian nationalistic leaders though. Quickly try to portray their political opposition and the media as enemies of the country.

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Depends on what those viewpoints are...

I find it really bemusing that, we had Madonna of all people, being allowed to comment at the protests today, for 'Respect for women' when she herself offered 'Blow jobs' to people who voted for Hillary, what a bloody hypocrite she is and those who gave her a platform to speak on, really are a bunch of hypocrites as well.

So she was offering to commit a sexual act.

So here we have these so called women parents protesting today, who say they are embarrassed about Trump's grabbing women comment and yet they give a platform to someone who tried to buy votes with offers of a sexual act......:rolleyes:

http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/20/madonn...w-job-6203560/

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Stuff and nonsense. Nigel Farage has just got a job in the US media!