No Kings Protests

We had thousands show up for the No Kings protest here in Fayetteville, and according to a local new company, there were 200 people at the protest in Harrison, Arkansas (our most notoriously conservative and bigoted town). 

Around the country, the marches were peaceful, (gift link) except for isolated acts of violence from "conservatives," as when a man in an SUV drove into a crowd of protestors. 

Of course, before the marches began, a man shot two Democratic politicians and their spouses in Minnesota, killing two of them. Police found a long list of other targets, including abortion providers, in his car. He also planned to shoot people at a No Kings march, apparently. I saw "conservatives" claiming he was a "liberal operative." You have to wonder if even they believe their bullshit sometimes. (Just kidding. Of course they don't believe it.)(Just so we're clear, the shooter was apparently an Evangelical Christian and a Trump supporter, as well as a transphobe.)

The Florida governor encouraged people to run over protestors. Similar threats appeared in the comment sections of FB posts about the march -- threats to run over or shoot protestors, promises to murder people who speak against Trump. 

"What king are you talking about?" some said. "What king are you protesting?" Then they threaten to murder people for saying something critical about Trump.

Here in Arkansas, the Evangelical crowd have found a reply that they clearly think is a winner: "Jesus is my King!" they say, and post a little picture of a cross. They'd never put any god before him. Except if it's politically expedient, of course, or it makes them feel better about their bigotry.

("Conservative" in scare quotes throughout because of course they aren't actually conservatives. They're reactionary bigots desperate to hold onto their delusions of supremacy.)