“Love, not hate, makes America great,” chanted protesters at the No Kings rally on Oct. 18, which included a crowd of Michiganders at the four-way intersection by Veterans’ Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. More than seven million Americans across the nation came together in protest for the demonstration.
“We feel like it is our responsibility to stand up against this oppressive government,” attendee Kris Corliss said. “None of this should be happening and everybody needs to stand up.”
The No Kings protests are a series of demonstrations that have taken place across the US in opposition to President Trump’s policies. The reasons for attendees’ participation are varied, but it boils down to one thing: they are unhappy with the direction the country is moving in.
“I think it shows that it is not just people on television who are anti-Trump,” an attendee who wished to remain anonymous said. “It shows that there are a lot of common people there as well.”…