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Originally Posted By u/QuietPerformer160 At 2025-04-07 02:25:58 PM | Source

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The Los Angeles Dodgers—Jackie Robinson’s team, the team of Ebbets Field, of resistance, of breaking barriers—just stepped into the White House and gave legitimacy to a man unraveling American democracy before our eyes.

They stood and smiled next to a president who jails his critics. Who has weaponized the justice system against political enemies. Who uses tariffs not to protect workers but to punish dissent. Who spreads hate, fear, and lies like wildfire.

This isn’t tradition. This isn’t “just a team visit.” This is normalization. This is appeasement.

And if you love baseball, you should be furious.

Because baseball has always been more than a game. It’s been a mirror of who we are. It broke the color line before the country did. It stood tall through world wars, recessions, and reckonings. And now? The Dodgers—one of the most iconic franchises in the sport—just handed their legacy to an authoritarian regime for a photo op.

Let’s talk about history.

In 1936, American athletes went to Berlin and saluted Hitler. They said it was about sport. They said it was apolitical. In 1973, Chile’s elites posed with Pinochet as his military rounded up and tortured dissidents. In 1940s Italy, celebrities played along while Mussolini crushed civil rights and censored truth.

They all told themselves they were “just following tradition.” They all believed they were above the politics of their time. And every one of them was swallowed by the moment they refused to confront.

That’s what the Dodgers just did.

This wasn’t silence. It was a statement: That this regime is acceptable. That there’s no line too far. That money, comfort, and access matter more than truth, justice, and democracy.

And for any baseball fan who still believes in the soul of this game? You should feel betrayed.

Because baseball isn’t about power. It’s about people. It’s about resistance, pride, unity, and courage.

The Dodgers had a chance to make history—by refusing to be part of the lie. Instead, they became the lie.

They didn’t just fail us. They failed everything this game is supposed to stand for.

Every bat they swing, every jersey they sell, every “Dodger Blue” banner they wave now carries the stain of this moment.

So don’t tell me to “stick to sports.” Don’t tell me “it’s just a tradition.” Don’t ask for applause when you stand shoulder to shoulder with fascism.

Because when you stand with tyranny, you stand against your fans. Against your history. Against the very spirit of this game.

We will not forget.

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Originally Posted By u/Parking_Truck1403 At 2025-04-07 02:36:29 PM | Source

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An idea based on another post. But I'm always a fan of taking back our red white and blue :-)

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Originally Posted By u/GypsyRosesRoads At 2025-04-07 03:24:26 PM | Source

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Thank you! I had a prescheduled move and wasn't able to protest but if I'm being honest, I might not have anyway. I was feeling very defeated by the current administration and I don't know if I would have had the energy to go out.

The protests this weekend have reenergized me. The positive messaging and unity helped me understand what I need to do. Please keep protesting and I promise to join you at the next one.

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Originally Posted By u/MalfunctioningTroll At 2025-04-07 08:04:39 AM | Source

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UPDATE 2:
spread the word, RED/WHITE/BLUE it is.

https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/IIu10fCog1

UPDATE: Lots of great points made in the comments. People like the idea of looking unified but black shirts might send the wrong message. Many are suggesting RED/WHITE/BLUE especially for the hotter States like Florida.

We stick with RED/WHITE/BLUE to encourage participation from people on the fence, and if we have a lot of black that works too. It doesn't clash 😉 Also bring more American flags so our accessories match!!! 🇱🇷

https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/yquvDvHxxr

Original post:

We should try to wear all black at the next protest, or mostly black.

1-it is intimidating that we can organized even that level of detail.

2- I think I'll make the signs pop 😀

3- it will make the aerial views more clear of the footprint that protesters are having. Really emphasize our numbers.

4-symbolic of us mourning the loss of our rights/freedoms.

5-black is a common color that a lot of people have in their wardrobe so hopefully it's an easy lift.

A lot of people had great shirts in general with strong messaging. If you can put that message on a black shirt easily, let's see if we can make it happen!

What do y'all think?

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Originally Posted By u/lexapros_n_cons At 2025-04-07 11:14:08 AM | Source

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People in red states can make a huge impact by putting educational documentation in public bathroom stalls. People stare at their phones all day but in this situation they are forced to pay attention and sit alone with their thoughts. It also gets to them without the echo chamber of their social media communities chiming in.

This will make the biggest impact in red states but it's also the riskiest and requires being sneaky. We all have a role to play everyone.

If you leave a message in a red state, make it something easy to mentally digest for someone questioning their beliefs. If you go too big too soon (too left), they will see it as propaganda. If you mention the tariffs, stock market, the connection with Russia, protecting the Constitution, or the massive amounts of civil servants getting laid off, that will be easier for people to relate to. The goal is to make people question what is going on and ultimately make their own decisions with the information provided to them.

The red party loves depriving people of education so they are easier to manipulate and control. Let's give education back to them.

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Originally Posted By u/Winkinsburst At 2025-04-07 12:53:33 PM | Source

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Seriously, how do we rain on his parade? He’s going to waste 10s of millions of taxpayer dollars, what does he think this is, golf?

update: to clarify I don’t want to protest at his parade,he doesn’t deserve the opportunity to claim the crowds as his own. I want his parade to be a sad pathetic ghost town, while everyone celebrates his downfall elsewhere

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Originally Posted By u/Thatguynoah At 2025-04-07 08:41:50 AM | Source

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April 5 was nothing short of historic. 5.2 million people mobilized and marched in solidarity in the single largest day of action against Donald Trump, DOGE, and his anti-democracy, pro-oligarchy agenda. 50501 stood with our allies at the state and local level and declared with one powerful voice: Hands off our democracy.

This movement was not built by politicians or pundits. It was built by you. In the streets. In your communities. Organizing with purpose, courage, and a refusal to stay silent.

But this is only the beginning.

If every person who showed up on April 5 brings just one more person on April 19, we will double our numbers. That means over 10 million people, standing together, speaking as one. That is how we grow from powerful to undeniable.

They can try to downplay our crowds. They can try to ignore the footage. They can try to erase the truth. But when our numbers grow, their silence breaks.

So ask yourself now. Who can you bring with you? A friend. A neighbor. A classmate. A coworker. Someone who is angry. Someone who is scared. Someone who is ready but unsure of how to take the first step.

This is how movements grow. One voice becomes two. Two become four. Four become thousands.

On April 19, we move with the conviction that Never Again is Now. And in those numbers, they will have no choice but to listen.

April 5 showed them we are here. April 19 will show them we are not going anywhere.

Let’s double it. Let’s make it impossible to ignore.

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-04-07 08:25:40 AM | Source

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Turn out Saturday for Missoula mt. Biggest turn out I’ve ever seen for an event

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Originally Posted By u/UnionThug1733 At 2025-04-07 08:58:03 AM | Source

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Let's put this out into the world: Trump needs to resign.

We can't wait until 2026.

It doesn't matter if you think it's realistic. We need to aim for what we really want.

There were so many clever signs at the protest on Saturday, but not many demands.

Let's put it out there. He needs to step down.

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Originally Posted By u/badpengu1n At 2025-04-07 07:27:09 AM | Source

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Trump is back in the White House.

And he is doing exactly what he said he would:

• Gutting agencies that don’t bow to him
• Ordering DOJ investigations into his critics
• Openly threatening journalists
• Enforcing massive “Liberation Day” tariffs that are choking small businesses, collapsing markets, and fueling inflation
• Turning economic suffering into a loyalty test
• Punishing enemies, rewarding silence

This is not politics. This is an American autocracy in progress.

And you—CEOs, generals, governors, university presidents, tech billionaires, media barons—are watching it unfold from the comfort of your private planes, your gated homes, your C-suites and studios.

You think staying quiet protects your brand, your stock, your seat.

It won’t.

In every collapsing democracy, the people with the most power waited too long:

• In 1933, German executives thought they could ride out Hitler. They became war criminals.
• In Chile, Pinochet’s elite allies thought they’d be spared. They became ghosts in their own country.
• In Russia, the oligarchs thought wealth bought immunity. They’re now exiles—or dead.
• In America, during the rise of Jim Crow, religious leaders and business owners stayed silent while Black families were lynched and democracy hollowed out in the South. Their names are now cursed.

You are standing at the same cliff. Right now.

If you say nothing in this moment—while Trump builds a regime around fear, economic control, and unchecked vengeance—then you will not be remembered as cautious.

You will be remembered as cowards. As enablers. As collaborators.

But here’s the truth: You still have power. All of you. Together.

If every major CEO, governor, general, tech titan, news executive, religious leader—if you all stood up and said it clearly:

“This is fascism. We will not serve it. We will not fear it. We will resist it.”

You could break the back of this regime before it locks in. He thrives on intimidation and silence. Break both.

He can’t fire all of you. He can’t smear all of you. He can’t jail all of you. But he will pick you off one by one—if you let him.

So choose:

• Speak up now and be the reason democracy survived.
• Or stay silent and become the reason it didn’t.

History is not waiting. The people are not blind. And your legacy will not be decided by your net worth, your title, or your publicist.

It will be decided by this moment.

You can be remembered like the clergy who marched with King. Or like the pastors who kept their heads down while their congregants burned crosses.

You can be remembered like the business leaders who resisted apartheid. Or like the ones who profited from it.

You have a voice. You have reach. You have a responsibility.

Use it. Now. Or history will make sure your silence is never forgotten.

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Originally Posted By u/Parking_Truck1403 At 2025-04-07 02:11:28 AM | Source

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I should caveat i'm neither American nor live in America, but this affects the entire world so we all have a stake in this.

The weak and downplayed reporting on the protests this weekend should show you, if you didn't know already, that even the liberal media in the US is still all billionaire owned and not on the side of regular people.

Wealthy liberals will always choose fascism over more working people friendly politics. They may find fascism distasteful, but anything remotely resembling socialism is a threat to their wealth and that is totally unacceptable. They will fight with a billion dollars if it saves them a billion +1 dollar.

Keep fighting, and fight hard. Not only your fellow countrymen, but the rest of the world needs you to. History will be on your side.

And to end the amateurish prep talk, here's a famous quote:

Hitler confessed in retrospect: Only one thing could have broken our movement — if the adversary had understood its principle and from the first day had smashed, with the most extreme brutality, the nucleus of our new movement."

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Originally Posted By u/GiganticCrow At 2025-04-07 04:55:14 AM | Source

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