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I’ve never seen a protester in person (in my 40s) so I was actually genuinely curious about this and asked a similar question elsewhere in this thread

pcthrowaway 2y ago
um.. what country do you live in, if you're comfortable sharing? I didn't even know this was possible
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  If someone grew up in the American Deep South or even rural Midwest, it’s completely possible here in the states.
  - pcthrowaway 2y ago
    I grew up in the deep south, I don't think it's possible to have not seen protests in the city I grew up in. Maybe by deep south you're talking about more rural areas? I suppose that's entirely possible, though that might be more of a rural area thing than a deep south thing. I've pretty much only lived in large cities so maybe my perception is off, but I'm under the impression even small towns have politics and protests edit: The reason for my shock was that I assumed this might be a thing where protesting is actually illegal, but having lived and traveled in the U.S. I've come across so many protests that I was surprised that there are people in the U.S. to have never seen a protester
    - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
      Is Vicksburg a rural or urban area? Honestly, many of the places in the Deep South defy rural/urban classifications. Surely they have politics, I just never saw a protest. Not having a well defined city center to protest at helps.
      - pcthrowaway 2y ago
        I'm not too familiar with Vicksburg though I'd say it's more on the urban side. Googling quickly shows there were a lot of George Floyd protests there in 2020, though I'm sure you could miss them. Related to the topic at hand, there have been ceasefire rallies there more recently.
        seanmcdirmid 2y ago
        Ya, I left the south in 1991 (30+ years ago, I'm getting old), so my info could be out dated and they are more politically active now. Although when I was there I heard about the civil rights movement 20+ years prior where protests were a lot more common.

pcthrowaway 2y ago

um.. what country do you live in, if you're comfortable sharing? I didn't even know this was possible

seanmcdirmid 2y ago
If someone grew up in the American Deep South or even rural Midwest, it’s completely possible here in the states.
- pcthrowaway 2y ago
  I grew up in the deep south, I don't think it's possible to have not seen protests in the city I grew up in. Maybe by deep south you're talking about more rural areas? I suppose that's entirely possible, though that might be more of a rural area thing than a deep south thing. I've pretty much only lived in large cities so maybe my perception is off, but I'm under the impression even small towns have politics and protests edit: The reason for my shock was that I assumed this might be a thing where protesting is actually illegal, but having lived and traveled in the U.S. I've come across so many protests that I was surprised that there are people in the U.S. to have never seen a protester
  - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
    Is Vicksburg a rural or urban area? Honestly, many of the places in the Deep South defy rural/urban classifications. Surely they have politics, I just never saw a protest. Not having a well defined city center to protest at helps.
    - pcthrowaway 2y ago
      I'm not too familiar with Vicksburg though I'd say it's more on the urban side. Googling quickly shows there were a lot of George Floyd protests there in 2020, though I'm sure you could miss them. Related to the topic at hand, there have been ceasefire rallies there more recently.
      - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
        Ya, I left the south in 1991 (30+ years ago, I'm getting old), so my info could be out dated and they are more politically active now. Although when I was there I heard about the civil rights movement 20+ years prior where protests were a lot more common.