# Resist (banner over WH). **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224 "2017-01-26T14:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/1 "2017-01-26T14:25:15Z")
Greenpeace hangs “[RESIST](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/25/511620048/resist-activists-unfurl-massive-banner-on-crane-behind-white-house)” banner from crane near White House. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/2 "2017-01-26T14:43:39Z")
Make America sist again! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/3 "2017-01-26T23:37:11Z")
I have no trouble resisting Greenpeace. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/4 "2017-01-27T03:38:05Z")
Resistance is futile. Trump rules! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/5 "2017-01-27T10:53:13Z")
Although I much enjoyed the photo, not to mention post #2, this was a pretty juvenile stunt. I used to give money to Greenpeace, but I stopped a long time ago because of their approach. This isn’t going to convince me to start again, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/6 "2017-01-27T11:58:58Z")
I like it. It shows the Republicans that they haven’t fooled all of us, and is A OK in my book. Then again, I think Abbie Hoffman was one of the good guys. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/7 "2017-01-27T13:53:56Z")
I see from the article that the activists spent nine hours up on the crane. Is there a way of disabling the lowering mechanism so they can spend a few days up there and _really_ get the message out? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/8 "2017-01-27T14:18:31Z")
I’m all for it. Regardless of what I think of Greenpeace itself, any way of visibly resisting this administration can only be a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/9 "2017-01-27T14:34:37Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I see from the article that the activists spent nine hours up on the crane. Is there a way of disabling the lowering mechanism so they can spend a few days up there and _really_ get the message out? They climbed up – the interior of the frame has staggered ladders and landings – and then locked themselves into the operator’s compartment. Presumably, once done, they’d just climb back down. ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/10 "2017-01-27T16:11:26Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’m all for it. Regardless of what I think of Greenpeace itself, any way of visibly resisting this administration can only be a good thing. Oh, I know. I don’t even like Greenpeace that much- but I like them a lot more now! That was awesome what they did 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/11 "2017-01-27T17:07:34Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I like it. It shows the Republicans that they haven’t fooled all of us, and is A OK in my book. You think the Republicans are/were behind Trump? Even more to the point, you think the Democrats bear no responsibility for Trump getting elected, what with their outstanding nomination process that resulted in Hillary? In any event, the banner meant nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/12 "2017-01-27T17:14:42Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > You think the Republicans are/were behind Trump? Read any newspapers? The GOP is the Party of Trump now, rolling over on all his agenda items. Once upon a time people thought Congress would balk at Trump’s wall – instead we have Ryan promising it’ll happen and Congress will allocate the funding for it. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/13 "2017-01-27T17:17:47Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > You think the Republicans are/were behind Trump? Even more to the point, you think the Democrats bear no responsibility for Trump getting elected, what with their outstanding nomination process that resulted in Hillary? > > In any event, the banner meant nothing. It’s Democrats’ fault Republicans elected Trump? So much for the party of personal responsibility. I liked the banner, regardless of Greenpeace being the protestors (just can’t bring myself to like them). ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/14 "2017-01-27T17:22:53Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > You think the Republicans are/were behind Trump? Even more to the point, you think the Democrats bear no responsibility for Trump getting elected, what with their outstanding nomination process that resulted in Hillary? > > In any event, the banner meant nothing. Don’t you blame this cluster fuck on Democrats. Repubs had 16 other candidates from which to choose in your primary and you chose the orange jackass. Not once but twice. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/15 "2017-01-27T17:23:02Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > It’s Democrats’ fault Republicans elected Trump? So much for the party of personal responsibility. > > I liked the banner, regardless of Greenpeace being the protestors (just can’t bring myself to like them). Yes, to both comments here. I fully expected trump would make a huge sign saying “Surrender Dorothy” and fly it over the WH as an answer. That is, I would if trump had a sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/16 "2017-01-27T17:23:44Z")
I like the stunt. Just like I liked the women’s march etc. Any kind of peaceful dissidence is good. It is harmless, it is pretty much futile, but it provides a pressure release for the discontent that should not be bottled up. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/17 "2017-01-27T17:31:23Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > Even more to the point, you think the Democrats bear no responsibility for Trump getting elected, what with their outstanding nomination process that resulted in Hillary? The people who bear responsibility for electing Trump are people who voted for Trump, or people who didn’t want him who didn’t vote against him, nobody else. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/18 "2017-01-27T17:37:45Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > You think the Republicans are/were behind Trump?.. Why, Yes I do. On a side note: Nothing personal, really, but I have to appreciate your user name and its coincidence with this particular time in American political history. Seriously, not a slam of any kind, just something I appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/19 "2017-01-27T17:45:44Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > The people who bear responsibility for electing Trump are people who voted for Trump, or people who didn’t want him who didn’t vote against him, nobody else. That’s why I didn’t vote for either Hillary or Trump. I didn’t want to look in the mirror for the next four years and think I was even a little bit responsible for either of those cretins being in the White House. Let’s hope both parties find better candidates next time. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224/20 "2017-01-27T20:08:45Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I see from the article that the activists spent nine hours up on the crane. Is there a way of disabling the lowering mechanism so they can spend a few days up there and _really_ get the message out? Don’t see the point of such snark. They’re opposing Trump. That is good. The enemy of the enemy may not be my friend, but they can be my ally. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resist-banner-over-wh/778224.md?page=2)