Please help June 14 Protest Sign Slogans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

A pointless conversation if you actually thought that Trump was the lesser of two evils.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

Every protest I’ve been to was pleasant. It feels great to be around a group of people who all believe in saving democracy or civil rights. Everyone is nice and happy, despite being angry about whatever the cause was.

But if you think Trump was better than Kamala, you’re not ready for much of a conversation. First you need to join reality by losing all the fake and Fox News, and reading some history. You need to be willing to find out you’ve been duped. That’s the hard part.

[Anonymous]

You liberals are going to save the country, one snarky sign at a time! Godspeed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to get some ideas for my sign. I was gonna have some thing on the front and something on the back. So just too slogans. I'm thinking

Democracy not Autocracy.... however, my question is "do you think the average person knows what an autocracy is"? Is there a more dumbed down word I can use? I can go with the no Kings route, but I know while somebody's acting like a king, he's not technically a king so I just want to be very clear for those sitting in the back row.

The average person? No. The average Democrat? Yes.
Your poster is fine.

[Anonymous]

E** You Trump

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[Anonymous]

DEFUND MUSK

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You liberals are going to save the country, one snarky sign at a time! Godspeed!

Thank you!

The Magna Carta, the United States Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence are all signs. They have a LOT of words though, and even a bit of snark. Read them. You might learn something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

NP: The “anger and yelling” that you describe have not been a part of the protests that I’ve attended. You might be tuning out things that you could learn from, but I’ll assume that you’ve already considered that and made decisions about that that work for you. It’s odd — to me — that you chose to vote for someone who makes a lot of insults and appeals to people with one liners. At least some of us are trying to reply in kind — even when that’s not the way we usually communicate.

I’m curious. Did you vote for Trump believing that he meant the things he said? Because to me, he was quite clear about not valuing checks and balances. What were you attracted to in voting for him? Do you feel that he has met your expectations?

[Anonymous]

This may have been mentioned already, but one of my favorite signs so far is: IKEA HAS BETTER CABINETS.
It’s funny, so it catches attention, and it captures a frightening truth that impacts all of us.

Another is : RADICALIZED BY BASIC DECENCY

GIRL, HOLD MY EARRINGS — depicting the Statue of Liberty is probably my favorite of the bunch — but less useful in that not everyone will understand the implications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

NP

I would love to have a discussion with you. As I am a conservative, myself, I suspect we might find we have a lot of common ground.

It is BECAUSE I’m a conservative that I felt I had to vote against Trump and the Republican party that blindly supports him. While I may disagree with the Democrats on many issues and often think they’re pushing the country in the wrong direction, I don’t think they’ll destroy it. Trump has openly talked about terminating the Constitution (the one he swore to preserve, protect, and defend). If we lose its guarantee of our freedom, all other issues become irrelevant. In its absence, the only issue remaining would be what best benefits our dictator.

At the time of the election, the Supreme Court’s immunity decision had already effectively placed the President above the law, and Republicans in Congress had not only demonstrated, repeatedly, that they refused to hold Trump accountable for his actions, but several of them actively worked on his behalf to subvert the election. Considering that no further checks and balances remained to hold Trump in power, what made you think he should be trusted with power? Did you know he had mentioned terminating the Constitution? If not, would it have made a difference? Is there anything Trump could have said or done that would have changed your mind about giving him your vote?

I hope you’ll respond and we can have a constructive conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to get some ideas for my sign. I was gonna have some thing on the front and something on the back. So just too slogans. I'm thinking

Democracy not Autocracy.... however, my question is "do you think the average person knows what an autocracy is"? Is there a more dumbed down word I can use? I can go with the no Kings route, but I know while somebody's acting like a king, he's not technically a king so I just want to be very clear for those sitting in the back row.

How about “Democracy not a Dictator”?

If I were artistic, I think I’d be tempted to make a sign that says TRUTH (crossed out), JUSTICE (crossed out), THE AMERICAN WAY (followed by a question mark), with a weary Superman sporting a battered cape trudging away. There might be copyright issues, so maybe it’s a good thing I’m not artistic.

I think what I’d like to do is simply wear a T-shirt that says “We the people”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to get some ideas for my sign. I was gonna have some thing on the front and something on the back. So just too slogans. I'm thinking

Democracy not Autocracy.... however, my question is "do you think the average person knows what an autocracy is"? Is there a more dumbed down word I can use? I can go with the no Kings route, but I know while somebody's acting like a king, he's not technically a king so I just want to be very clear for those sitting in the back row.

How about “Democracy not a Dictator”?

If I were artistic, I think I’d be tempted to make a sign that says TRUTH (crossed out), JUSTICE (crossed out), THE AMERICAN WAY (followed by a question mark), with a weary Superman sporting a battered cape trudging away. There might be copyright issues, so maybe it’s a good thing I’m not artistic.

I think what I’d like to do is simply wear a T-shirt that says “We the people”.

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster would think that was the most appropriate use of the character this century.

[Anonymous]

ICE: More corrupt than Canton police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

You can’t have a conversation if your basic education on history, government and the constitution is below HS level.

Protests work, they change the course of history.

Boycotts work.

Please read some history books and government 101. Perhaps take Harvard’s free class on the constitution.

Your inability to understand what is going on has rendered you impossible to be part of an educated discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends. What is the purpose of your sign? You need to tell us. Do you actually want to stand out from the crowd and get media coverage? If so, i suggest writing “Happy Birthday” and then wearing a shirt or something else with your message. Anything else is too wordy and just going to blend.

I’m not a fan of protests in general and think they just noise and most people don’t pay attention to signs.

OP here My purpose is to be heard, but also understood. I am the poster who said I'm going to use The price of eggs are high because we have a bunch of chickens in Congress. I'm so concerned about the complete lack of checks and balances.

Thank you for responding to my post and answering. I’ve found a lot more people are responding lately.

I’ve been trying to engage in conversations rather than one line slogans and insults- they don’t work. We will never convince anyone of anything that way. As I said, this is why I will never attend a protest and tune most out. The anger and yelling has the opposite effect on me and I find most of it childish.

This isn’t what you want but I’m more likely to talk to you with something like “it’s time to have a conversation” than any one liner or insult about Trump.

I voted for Trump. I don’t like him and think he’s awful in so many ways. I didn’t like the alternative. I would always like to have a discussion and I share your concerns about checks and balances in our current government.

NP

I would love to have a discussion with you. As I am a conservative, myself, I suspect we might find we have a lot of common ground.

It is BECAUSE I’m a conservative that I felt I had to vote against Trump and the Republican party that blindly supports him. While I may disagree with the Democrats on many issues and often think they’re pushing the country in the wrong direction, I don’t think they’ll destroy it. Trump has openly talked about terminating the Constitution (the one he swore to preserve, protect, and defend). If we lose its guarantee of our freedom, all other issues become irrelevant. In its absence, the only issue remaining would be what best benefits our dictator.

At the time of the election, the Supreme Court’s immunity decision had already effectively placed the President above the law, and Republicans in Congress had not only demonstrated, repeatedly, that they refused to hold Trump accountable for his actions, but several of them actively worked on his behalf to subvert the election. Considering that no further checks and balances remained to hold Trump in power, what made you think he should be trusted with power? Did you know he had mentioned terminating the Constitution? If not, would it have made a difference? Is there anything Trump could have said or done that would have changed your mind about giving him your vote?

I hope you’ll respond and we can have a constructive conversation.

NP. I could have written much of your post. I ultimately didn't vote for Trump, but it was close because I really felt like the Democrats were constantly telling me that what I could see with my own eyes wasn't the truth. They were going down the same path as "alternate facts." I made the decision because I couldn't get over J6, but ultimately decided I was okay with whoever won.

I will vote all Democrat in 2026. I'm equally disappointed in the Republicans not standing up to Trump as I am the Democrats, maybe more so. It's not that hard to be a competent and decent person, yet I don't think Trump has any cabinet members who fit that bill. Except maybe Duffy, he seems closest to normal.

Anyway, good luck to OP this weekend. I do think protests have an impact because nobody likes being unpopular.