The counts – 750 in Manzanita; Nehalem strong at 15; over 550 in Tillamook (I think that’s light); 155 in south county – 2 locations Cloverdale & Pacific City – about 1,500. That’s about 6% of the population.
As we look at the photos and videos, and continue to re-live the historic moments of the No Kings 3 rallies and share them on social media, the comments continue to be baffling.
Most prominent are the questions: “Why are they protesting?” And varying degrees of name calling, announcing the stupidity of those participating and the fact that we don’t have a king … it’s called a “metaphor” – of course, the millions of folks know we don’t have a king and want to keep it that way. The “why” is different for so many people, but the coming together with like-minded individuals is a positive experience for all who attended.
NORTH COUNTY RESISTANCE
Hello Friends,
Thanks to so many of you, NO KINGS3 in Manzanita was a huge success. We were 755 people strong, but if you consider the people who went by in cars, waving and hollering out as many windows that could, we were much more than that number. We are a crowd of old, middle aged, young, and children. We are a crowd of people showing our government we are not happy and we want change.
And always the question comes up “what good do you think you are doing?” I personally can’t imagine doing anything better, except for letting our government, elected officials know we are not happy with what is going on. We elected these people by giving them our vote and now feel like they have turned against us. They have turned against us by not stopping Trump, his War, his obvious disregard for both the people that voted for him and the people who voted against him.
Type a question into your browser-how much does it cost for Trump to travel in our Boeing 747 between Washington D.C. and Mara-Lago. Answers come up anywhere from $200,000 per hour to 1 million dollars per round trip. So, let’s now compare this with our local gas going up to $5.15/gallon for regular gas. This should infuriate everyone! We are told by Trump to just “suck it up”. Sad, sad, sad.
So, yes, keep protesting, keep writing your letters, help people and we will find our way out of this. Don’t give up!
See you in Nehalem on Saturday April 4th from Noon to 2 pm.
