In fairness, if it was more of a top-down event, it probably wouldn't be seen as such a grassroots movement success.https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/823291789964611584 …
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Like, a grassroots movement isn't going to be a grassroots movement if it's immediately a part of the establishment structure.
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I get that folks disagree here. I'm just thinking of the way ~movements~ have arisen over the past decade ... and they've rarely been ...
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... seen as affiliated with either party's power structure. I'm thinking primarily of LGBT (Get Equal et al), DREAMers, Tea Party, Trump.
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agree with you generally here though that D.C. portion had a lot of the same old cast of celebrities and electeds
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Right, and if yesterday had only been DC, I'd imagine the view of the possibility/success of the day would be v diff.
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also, it wasn't exclusively Dem. I know people from all parties who went. Well, most parties.
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I was glad to set aside the partisan atmosphere for the march but it is important to note who supported us & who didn't
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