 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Thousands of protesters rallied across the United States Wednesday expressing shock and anger over Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
’s election, vowing to oppose divisive
...politicians call things divisive when when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive, they're principled ...
views they say helped the Republican billionaire win the presidency.
In Washington, several hundred gathered in front of the White House for a candlelight vigil on a damp, chilly evening, criticizing what they called Trump’s racism, sexism and xenophobia, and carrying signs reading "We have a voice!" and "Education for all!"
One of the organizers, Ben Wikler ‐ Washington director of the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org
...a Democratic Party front organization funded by George Soros founded in the wake of the Clinton impeachment. It provides money, muscle, and astroturf as required...
‐ told the crowd that others were coming together in hundreds of communities around the country. "People are justly frightened," he said. "We are here because in these darkest moments, we are not alone," he added, before leading chants of "We are not alone!" Ethan Miller of the workers’ rights group Jobs with Justice said organizers held the vigil to show that civil society was resilient.
"It’s a hard time for a lot of Americans," he told AFP. "We saw a campaign that was filled with racism and misogyny and whole host of other terrible tactics that ultimately were successful for winning the electoral college." "But we’re not going to let a Donald Trump presidency stop the progress in this country," he added. "We’re going to continue to organize and fight for the rights of all people and to protect the safety of our brothers and sisters." Supporters attending the rally appeared less optimistic.
Joanne Paradis, 31, who was born in Mexico and works in international communications for a non-profit group in Washington, said she attended the rally to "share some solidarity." "I feel pretty down," she said. Asked if the country could weather a Trump presidency, she said, "I don’t know."
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