# Why would peaceful protesting be of any use against Trump and MAGA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [October 13, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-peaceful-protesting-be-of-any-use-against-trump-and-maga/1023939 "2025-10-13T18:13:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-peaceful-protesting-be-of-any-use-against-trump-and-maga/1023939/48 "2025-10-15T20:01:26Z")
Just FYI, we have a dedicated thread for the 18OCT2025 “No Kings” protest going on as well. > [@October 18, 2025 "No Kings" Protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-18-2025-no-kings-protests/1023993): > > Is there a thread on this yet? I didn’t find one, but if there is, please merge. What are your plans for October 18th? What is planned in your city? If you are going to attend a protest, are you worried about your safety? So far I’ve read that there are 2,500 protests scheduled. There will likely be others that haven’t been linked to the Indivisible site. It’s been estimated that 6 million people participated in the protests in June. This one is on track to exceed that number of participants. … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-peaceful-protesting-be-of-any-use-against-trump-and-maga/1023939)._