by Nick Taylor

Barbara and I bundled into a crowded subway car on Saturday morning headed for the start of the No Kings march in Midtown Manhattan. Fellow riders,  carrying signs, some with No Fascist buttons pinned to their parkas, headed there too.  We got out near Central Park South and Seventh Avenue and joined a growing crowd that already filled the streets.

We all turned south and started down Seventh Avenue, more like a shuffle than a march given that everyone pressed close together.  Robert de Niro, along with New York attorney general Letitia James and Rev. Al Sharpton, led the way. We found ourselves two or three rows behind them.

But the celebrities and politicians didn’t matter as much as the real people. The signs they carried left no doubt where their owners stood politically.  We felt good being among people who cared enough about democracy and the U.S. Constitution  to rebuke Trump and  his cabinet of misfits.

It felt exhilarating and  it made us feel even better when we learned that 8 or 9  million protesters chanted and  carried anti-Trump signs in cities and towns throughout the U.S. and around the world.  

 

Now we hope that people will remember what it feels like to standup for decency, principles and the rule of law. It will take voters in the U.S. to really make a difference and we can start in the midterm elections in November. Let us know what you think.