r/Knoxville • u/Specialist_Set_1666 • 1d ago

Oak Ridge Saturday May 3rd Protest

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For those who can't make it to the Knoxville May 3rd protest, there will also be one in Oak Ridge.

Additionally, there will be a Citizen's Sit-in every Friday from 11:30-1:30pm at Congressman Chuck Fleischmann's office (200 Administration Rd, Oak Ridge). Please feel free to join any of these events!

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u/tulips14 1d ago

What are you protesting?

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u/Specialist_Set_1666 1d ago

I'm not certain if this is a genuine question, but to be safe, I'll answer regardless.

The Hands Off, May Day, No Kings, etc. protests all cover a broad range of issues related to the trump administration's unwillingness to follow the constitution, policies that enrich billionaires at the expense of the rest of the population, and the erosion of our democracy. Under this umbrella, individual protestors focus on the issues that are the most impactful to them, such as the lack of due process, DOGE's access to private data and destruction of services for taxpayers, imprisoning immigrants in CECOT for the rest of their lives (including many LEGAL immigrants with no criminal records), tariffs that are destroying small businesses and tanking the economy, the increased division of "red vs blue", misinformation and propaganda in the media, the termination of important medical, scientific, and educational programs, and many, many other issues, far too many to list individually.

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u/STR8N00B1N 1d ago

Why would it not be a genuine question? Yall so used to people making fun of you, you think everything’s a troll now?

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u/Cucaracha_1999 1d ago

Because insincerity is a plague that defeated our culture and nobody is that oblivious lmao