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Seven million people rushed to the streets of the U.S. never asking the king to shake the globe, a protest that hides a more dangerous signal.
The New York Times Square on 18 October, which was supposed to be the fun of the car streams intertwined with tourists, the rainbow lights displayed advertisements, but this day was broken into two and a half by a well-rounded slogan.
The shouts of no king and Trump stepping down overshadowed the car horn, and thousands of people crowded under the big screen. Some people painted sheets into banners and hung them on the overpass. Some people pushed strollers in the front row.
It's not just New York that the collective action button has been pressed on this day. From small towns in Alaska to beaches in Miami, protests have been heard in more than 2600 cities simultaneously, covering nearly two-thirds of the towns.
More than seven million people are on the streets, more than the entire population of Los Angeles.
More specifically, people in frog costumes on the streets had protesters wearing the clothes a few weeks ago, and the result was dispersed by the federal police with pepper spray, after the video burned on the internet, the frogs dressed as anti-autoritarian symbols.
Some are printed with don't get gagged with pepper spray and some are drawn with grinning expressions, which have become a kind of stubborn tenderness in the serious protest team.
There was also a middle-aged man in the crowd, a mechanic in Pittsburgh, who held a sign that I had thrown the wrong ticket, and said in the face of the camera that two years ago I chose him to make more money and listen to little nonsense.
Now that you have a job, you are worried that the next vote will turn into waste paper, which is not a good deal.
His words were cut into 15-second Short Video played more than 100 million yuan in 48 hours. There was a message in the message that I did too.
These people were not extremists, but nurses, treasurers, pensioners, and even federal prison guards who had not been on paid leave for four years to protest that he would not come again, afraid that he would not have a chance to go on vacation.
What exactly drives these people who live well into the streets?
The answer lies in the overwhelming reality that has been in trouble since the day the government door closed.
From October 1, the U.S. federal government began a 18-day shutdown, not without money, the two parties fought for the budget. The White House and Congress, like their troubled neighbors, refused to step back, but the cost of this quarrel fell to the common people.
The first problem that went wrong was that air traffic controllers in airports such as Dallas and Chicago were not paid. Many people were forced to take vacations, resulting in widespread flight delays. Some people stayed at the airport for more than ten hours and had no place to buy a glass of water.
The National Nuclear Safety Administration (NSA) has 1,400 key technicians in charge ofining nuclear warheads, and only 400 people are left on unpaid leave.
Someone on social platforms, hungry with money, guarding work about national security, what is it?
In Minsheng, the price of chicken feathers and meat has been rising for seven days in a row. The price of bread and milk in supermarkets is like $30 for a can of imported baby milk powder before taking a rocket, but now it has risen directly to $69.
Changing a car brake from $200 to $460 is almost $400 more expensive for an average family to buy food and take care of children each month than before.
The middle class is even more uncomfortable. They used to save $2,000 a month for emergencies, but now they not only can't save it, but they have to spend their money.
Veterans 'benefits began to be rationed. The poverty rate of military dependents rose directly from 5% to 35%. A military wife cried online and said that my husband was standing guard on the front line, but I had to queue up with my children to receive relief. This is to make America great again?
The worst is China's October 9th introduction of rare-earth new regulations, let's not forget that these kinds of metal America is terribly dependent on it.
In 2024, China will be 70% dependent on rare-earth imports, while F-35 fighter jets and tactical missiles, such as heavy-earth military equipment, will be 100% dependent on China.
The new regulations not only expand the scope of control, but also clarify that as long as overseas products contain more than 0.1% of Chinese rare earths and involve military uses, export licenses will not be granted in principle, which directly pokes the weakness of the United States.
Intel's chip production was forced to slow down due to lack of materials. Qualcomm's share price fell 8% in one day. Lockheed Martin directly cut the annual production of F-35s from 156 to 120.
To know that each F-35 will use 417 kilograms of rare earth and domestic refining capacity in the United States, not even 12% of the military demand can be met.
The Ministry of Defense has no way but to extract $8 billion from the military expenses to subsidize the military, and the nuclear weapons security results missile defense system testing has stopped the development and development of six generations.
But Trump doesn't seem to think these are big problems. Instead, in mid-October, he announced that he would impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese goods. If it comes to fruition, the average tariff in the United States will rise to 130%, the highest since 1974.
Some economists have calculated that the monthly expenses of an average family will have to rise by another $500 by then.
What is even more unsatisfactory is that his immigration policy sends National Guard troops to Democrat-run cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles in the name of controlling immigration.
Some people from immigrant communities said that they came to the door with shields and dragged people away and scattered many families without waiting for our explanation. This is not what a democratic country should do at all.
Even the media didn't spare The New York Times being scolded by the White House for spreading false news because it reported that tariffs pushed up prices. The Washington Post wrote about immigration policy and directly received the threat of checking qualifications if it was reported indiscriminately.
So there were more reporters at the protest site who held their mouths off the media. Some people said that if we don't even let the truth be told, what's the difference between us and living blindfolded?
In the face of growing protests, Trump's response is not to solve the problem, but to add fuel to the fire.
He first used the data and publicly said that the inflation data released by the Ministry of Labor were inaccurate. Although he did not directly fire the director, he pressured every day to change the statistical caliber.
Now the market panicked, and some economists complained that the current American economy is like a car without a dashboard, which may fall into a ditch when driving.
Then playing geographical opposition as the two parties do not agree on the allocation bill, he directly froze the $11 billion infrastructure project in the Democratic dominant state.
San Francisco's Beach River Park, New York's drainage system, and Massachusetts's old bridges were all overwhelmed, and the bridges that passed millions of people each year should have long been renovated.
A spokesman for the California governor angrily criticized him for using the government shutdown as a weapon and taking out people's safety.
Even more frightening is the stabilization of the operation he mobilized the National Guard in several cities, but said the protest was incited by a small number of extremists.
The crowds that can be flooded on the streets, the help post on social platforms, all indicate that the anger of the people is not false.
Some netizens took a video of soldiers armed with bullets standing not far away on the street and elderly people queuing up for relief. The White House said that they were here to protect us, but what we wanted was not the gun at gunpoint but the money for the children's milk powder.
So someone will ask so many people to protest, can not push Trump down? in theory can but in reality it is difficult to go to heaven, in accordance with the U.S. Constitution to impeach the president has to go through two steps first.
The House of Representatives first investigates and writes the impeachment clause with the majority agreement before it is initiated, and then the Senate trial is chaired by the chief judge of the Supreme Court, and must be approved by more than two-thirds of the senators to succeed.
But the current congressional pattern is that the Republicans control the majority in both Houses of Representatives, and Trump’s power is unprecedented, which is why he dares to be so tough.
Top Republican leaders are actually dissatisfied. Some people privately complain that the policy is too aggressive, but no one dares to publicly oppose it.
The 2026 mid-term election is approaching, and no one wants to offend Trump's diehard supporters. This kind of self-defense makes the situation worse and even centrist voters are confused.
Republicans say the protest is a chorus of hate for America, Democrats say it is defending democracy. Who is telling the truth?
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