[SorryShaped]

Anyone going to any NOW rallies today. I am. Gotta drive about 25 miles but worth it.

[FallDuskTrain]

Originally Posted by SorryShaped

Anyone going to any NOW rallies today. I am. Gotta drive about 25 miles but worth it.

My friends are going. I got too much anxiety to be around that many people... and, too many triggers.
Be careful.

[SorryShaped]

I went as a silent white male, to show the other white males of the world that we can be silent and listen. I made no noise during the entire thing. Im sure I'm in the local news, because I was less than 10' behind the podium and could see the cameras clearly most of the time. I kept my hands in the dhyana mudra(see attached) most of the time, hoping for, and actually finding, some enlightenment while there. Someone got very rude with me, thinking I was miming showing my genitals, but another person stepped in quickly and corrected them. They apologized, and I bowed to them, remaining silent. At that point I stopped the mudra, so I didn't cause more confusion. I pointed at myself, and covered my lips like the hushing sign. I then pointed at her and opened my mouth and raised my arms, in a silent scream, then pointed back to myself with the hushing sign again then cupped around my ears like I was listening long distance. She hugged me and stood nearby, but not with me the remainder of the time.
It was so beautiful to see all this. I cried the whole way back to my parents' house and am doing it again. It didn't incite me at all, as I already supported most of what was going on there, but it did make me feel like people can be realistically organized. There were around 1500 people.
I said most. Before anyone gets angry read this. There's a retired Navy pilot running for office with a team there getting signatures and giving out stickers. Someone asked them about sorties. I heard the end of the number, --teen. It doesn't matter if it's a male or female, they are a murderer in my opinion and belief. Not my vote.

[FallDuskTrain]

Originally Posted by SorryShaped

I went as a silent white male, to show the other white males of the world that we can be silent and listen. I made no noise during the entire thing. Im sure I'm in the local news, because I was less than 10' behind the podium and could see the cameras clearly most of the time. I kept my hands in the dhyana mudra(see attached) most of the time, hoping for, and actually finding, some enlightenment while there. Someone got very rude with me, thinking I was miming showing my genitals, but another person stepped in quickly and corrected them. They apologized, and I bowed to them, remaining silent. At that point I stopped the mudra, so I didn't cause more confusion. I pointed at myself, and covered my lips like the hushing sign. I then pointed at her and opened my mouth and raised my arms, in a silent scream, then pointed back to myself with the hushing sign again then cupped around my ears like I was listening long distance. She hugged me and stood nearby, but not with me the remainder of the time.
It was so beautiful to see all this. I cried the whole way back to my parents' house and am doing it again. It didn't incite me at all, as I already supported most of what was going on there, but it did make me feel like people can be realistically organized. There were around 1500 people.
I said most. Before anyone gets angry read this. There's a retired Navy pilot running for office with a team there getting signatures and giving out stickers. Someone asked them about sorties. I heard the end of the number, --teen. It doesn't matter if it's a male or female, they are a murderer in my opinion and belief. Not my vote.

Thank you for going and thank you for sharing your experience with us . It gives me hope.

[SorryShaped]

Originally Posted by FallDuskTrain

Thank you for going and thank you for sharing your experience with us . It gives me hope.

There's always hope.
Knowing I had a choice to go, I still knew I had to go.
I didn't break the system. I'd like to break the current one though.