Millions Gather To Express Total Ignorance About Political System | Babylon Bee
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Seems this is a very true analysis despite being a sarcastic site.
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U.S. · Oct 18, 2025 · BabylonBee.com
U.S. — Millions of Americans took to the streets today in order to express to the world their total and absolute ignorance about the political system they live in.
Several major cities including Boston, New York City and Chicago saw over one hundred thousand residents show up to proclaim their abject incomprehension of governance.
"The world needs to understand how incredibly little we know," said local man Roger McMahon, who had joined the march. "I really do not think the greater population appreciates how completely uneducated and illiterate we are when it comes to our own political system. That's why I'm here marching. We're going to join our voices together and let the message ring loud and clear that we are uneducated rubes in desperate need of a middle-school social studies class."
Rallygoers marched throughout the day on Saturday, chanting various slogans such as "Where do I live?" and "How does government work?"
"It's incredibly inspiring, seeing so many people walking arm in arm saying 'Hey, I don't know anything,'" said local woman Barbara Samson. "It feels incredible to be part of this movement of telling people that I'm a real dullard."
At publishing time, the rest of the world had politely told the rallygoers that the message had been received...
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Reminiscent of the pink pussy hat days...............dumbasses.
That seems a bit anatomically confusing.
Very!
Well, that sign was effective
Curiously, the "article" doesnt contain a single word explaining why the protesters are ignorant. I guess we are supposed to take a far right "humor" site's word for it.
For starters, the people who don’t know what a woman is also don’t know what a king is.
That sentence has nothing to do with the alleged point of the seeded article.
You asked why the protesters were ignorant, I explained. Holding a "no kings" protest in a country that hasn't had one for almost 250 years is the definition of ignorance.
LOL. The protest is to head him off at the pass. Trump will be whatever level of authoritarian ruler we allow him to be.
And our system is designed to prevent that. Ironically enough, the system worked perfectly on November 5, 2024 when the Biden Administration / Democrats were removed after their activities against the people.
That system counts on Congress putting checks on the Executive branch's over-reach. Something the republican run congress has refused to do.
Trump's administration has violated the due process clause of the Constitution over and over, crickets from congress.
Trump's administration has ignored judicial rulings multiple times, crickets from congress.
How?
How does standing in the rain in Dallas prevent Trump from doing anything?
And that failed epically between January 2021 and January 2025
That's good if you ignore that he followed the t he same process his predecessors followed. Or do you not know about the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility act of 1996? You can find it HERE .
Once again, a precedent set by his predecessor.
But suddenly you are "outraged" over all of it.
If a president said "I am going to make as much money as I can from my office as president" would that person be fit for office?
If a president said "All American teen age girls are sluts" would that person be fit for office?
If a president took a shit on a picture of Abraham Lincoln and held it up in front of press cameras would that person be fit for office?
Trump is not fit to be president. Seven million people said so, I suppose hoping to awaken some of those who can do something about it.
Why are you whining about it?
Of what use is a Trump rally, other than normalizing pathologically lying ?
Nope.
I know about it but applying that to what Trumps been doing is a long stretch.
There was NOTHING like this going on in the Biden administration. On one hand you're claiming Biden was a doddering old fool who couldn't walk unassisted and now you have him breaking laws left and right, refusing to follow court orders and shredding the constitutional norms, ordering congress around, ordering the DOJ to go after his enemies, threatening corporations with license pulls if they don't praise him, just like Trump has been doing since taking office. It's just utter horseshit unless one had their head shoved up Trumps ass while he watched 24/7 Fox News coverage of the Biden years.
Lol. Then whoever's rights are being violated should file a suit. Of course, they try and ultimately lose once handpicked low level activist judges get overturned. But bless their harts, they keep trying and losing to make those claims.
rump's administration has ignored judicial rulings multiple times, crickets from congress.
No they haven't. They keep wining judicial rulings.
You've gone miles out of the way to avoid the very basic question.
How are any of our lives tangibly better since Friday because of Saturday's marches?
Trump rallies are generally campaign rallies. The stated purpose and goal is to get more people to vote for Donald Trump.
What was the goal of these rallies? How do you know whether or not you achieved it?
So you admit that Trump has violated the Constitution. Kudos for stepping up to admit it.
You are also admitting that he has ignored judicial rulings. Kudos again.
And her lay MAGA outraged over their "perceived" violations of previous administrations but apologetic over the current administration's.
To prevent Trump from becoming the tyrant he would love to be.
Should someone who puts his stamp of approval on a video that depicts him shitting on America be considered fit for office ?
How? How does a bunch of people marching around prevent Trump from doing anything?
Why do you expect people to just accept it?
Some people don't like others rocking the boat.
Already done and Trump was ordered to expedite the return of that person.
MAGA dictionary defines "low level activist judge" as any judge whose findings go against the Trump administration.
Trump team ignoring 1 in 3 major judicial rulings against them, analysis finds
Why can't you answer the question?
What boat did they rock?
How has this march changed anything since Friday?
Obviously, you are too young to remember the years of Civil Rights and Vietnam War protests, and didn't pay attention and learn about them in your history classes, or you wouldn't be asking all of your questions regarding the efficacy of Saturday's protests. If you study them you will find out about the power of popular mass protests and how it took years of activism to finally achieve the desired results. Today, the ends sought to be achieved include influencing congressional conduct, since curbing Trump's misconduct can best be achieved through congressional action, as well as persuading and mobilizing American voters for the 2026 election. Of course, it might be possible you already know all that and the purpose of your questions is to engage in a socratic discussion with the members on here, however, the tenor of your questions suggests otherwise.
It has likely served as a catalyst for even more citizens to become publicly engaged, at the very least, while it may also have begun to influence swing district congressional representatives. Also, see Comment 2.1.21, above.
[removed] [✘] you seem to be unable to recall the fact that those protests had a stated goal. That goal, depending on the protest in question, was realized in the passage of the Civil Rights Act or the withdrawal of US troops from Viet Nam.
Do you see how that works? There was a specific thing that people wanted. They were able to describe that thing. When the thing they wanted was achieved, they were able to describe the achievement.
So please state your current "desired results". You'll be the first.
In what way, specifically? What specific thing(s) do you want them to do?
To vote for whom? Were you raising money at this?
And he was. So your big argument is Trump followed the Supreme Court.
Lol
T rump team ignoring 1 in 3 major judicial rulings against them, analysis finds
Again, not one court order has been issued against the Trump admin. Just whining from liberal activists who think the Trump admin is responsive to them, and not the judiciary system.
It does little in the short term .
But peaceful protests do influence politicians (as do polls) in the longer term. It is a way for the people to voice their opposition (outside of voting) and to raise awareness of many who normally do not notice what is going on.
In the longer term, continued voices of displeasure (especially if the voices grows louder) have been used in our nation for ages. In contrast, a silent displeasure does indeed accomplish nothing.
A recent example of protest efficacy is the peaceful protests (for months) that preceded Gov. Hochul indefinite pause of New York City's congestion-pricing program.
Eventually after Trump admin claiming they couldn't do it, until they suddenly could.
So your big argument is that he defied SCOTUS for as long as he could but eventually gave in? That's your best defense?
My best defense, which is unbeatable given your wild claims, is that he complied with every court order which is why his administration has not been found in contempt.
That's actually a reasonable response.
Serious question.... what do they/you want those politicians to do? They pass laws. What law or type of law do you think would help at this point?
There are many other ways to voice displeasure besides marching. Historically, protesting was the method used when all others had been exhausted (lobbying, writing congressmen, flooding phone banks, etc.) Today, protesting seems to be the first option, often without a clear goal. (see OWS, "taking a knee", BLM, pink vagina hats on inauguration day, etc)
I didn't see reference to protests in the article, but I'll take your word for it. I think this is a perfect example of a protest with a specific and defined goal. I've mentioned in other comments the success of the Native American protests that managed to get a pipeline rerouted. Specific goal accomplished.
But protests where they simply shout "black lives matter" for days on end or they "occupy" something and can't manage a list of demands when America's most liberal politician comes to see them just make these people look ill-prepared, immature, and borderline stupid.
Same with "no kings". It's complete nonsense. We don't have a king. We've never had a king. We're not getting a king. Any idea that we're going to make somebody king is just the stupidest thing in the world. You just wonder what is wrong with these people.
Right now I just want them to get a backbone and perform their constitutional duty and provide a check on Executive power. They should have done this right off the bat with Trump's overreach with tariffs. Another area is due process for illegals ... and the funding for ICE to go well beyond criminals and seek any illegal no matter how long domiciled, employed, raising families, etc.
The protests were in the news so it is easily verified.
That was never the point. They are not protesting having a king, they are protesting the moves Trump is making as if he were a king. In addition to the above examples, we have Trump telling Bondi to engage in lawfare, firing opposition, coercing private enterprise to contribute to his library, etc. Trump routinely goes beyond his powers and nobody other than lower judiciary are standing up to him.
There is nothing wrong with these people. They are protesting abuse and overreach of power. That is both sane and responsible.
Absolutely! As hockey legend Wayne Gretzky famously said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take".
Although the displeasure with Trump has most certainly not been "silent" at any point since he opened his trap in the 2016 primaries. Political opponents of every stripe, every form of talk show, main stream media, and social media has been absolutely full time anti-Trump rhetoric from day one, and yet support for him persists. Enough support, despite the full press, rabid anti-Trump rhetoric, to get him re-elected in 2024. It is difficult to fathom. No stone was left unturned as to his misdeeds, every single falsehood, mis-information, or hateful remark from his mouth was magnified and displayed/discussed over and over ad nauseum in an effort to ensure that he never again had even a chance at public office. Yet here we are.
So is it possible that all of that, and now things like the "No Kings" rally, might be viewed as an unreasonable level of overkill by many voters, perhaps even hypocritical given the behavior of other politicians? Not just the ones who worship the guy and would vote for him no matter what he does mind you, but many independent/swing voters as well, as that is what it took for him to get reelected. He cannot run again now, and he certainly does not seem to care what those who oppose him think, so based on recent history it is hard to imagine the "No Kings" protests having much impact. He will keep trying to push the envelope, and the courts and public opinion will keep pushing back, but in the end we are stuck with him for 3 more years.
The one thing many of his opponents have not tried in terms of reigning him in is to perhaps take a break from the rhetoric and try harder to work with him, reason with him, try to get some meaningful compromise. I know that may sound silly to some, and perhaps it is. The LAST thing I think we should do is fight back using his own king-like tactics. We touched on this a bit on the Prop 50 issue here in California. If Trump is being king-like in his rhetoric about legal matters in Texas with respect to congressional district voting maps, then how is Governor Newsom not even worse by pushing to override the Citizens Redistricting Commission with his own already prepared gerrymandered maps in California? If we are to agree that gerrymandering is wrong, then it is wrong in any case which is precisely what the voters in California decided in 2008 and even more so in 2010. If the "No Kings" slogan is to have any meaningful impact, or meat to it, then it must preclude simply replacing one king with another.
How do you reason and try to compromise with a man who is mentally ill?
And I agree with you about Newsom
There were leftists in London holding their own "no kings" protest.
Wonder how that is working out? s/
There is no "claim". It's documented he was / is a doddering fool that couldn't do basic shit. This is the man who tried shaking the hands of people who weren't there, called for a deceased member of his administration and wandered the WH grounds needing to be directed by his handlers. He blew off court orders to secure the border and to stop selling the materials to secure the border. Ignored standing immigration laws, to the point they flew thousands of immigrants into the interior of the country.
His administration censored the public, silences professionals when they didn't agree with the agenda and targeted the opposition. And you all sat back making unfounded claims.
So you're another that has no idea about the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility act of 1996? You can find it HERE .
If he ignored them. List them with links.
The democrats could have had pretty much any policy they want from him if they weren't so obsessed from the get go with conspiring to take him down. But the wingnuts who control the party want performance and being able to play victim rather than actually accomplishing anything.
Due process is the part of the Constitution he is violating. Has nothing to do with immigration, it is a Constitutional right afforded to every person in the US.
Here's a better idea, why don't you scroll up and read the links I'VE ALREADY POSTED!!!
Then where was your outrage during the previous administrations? Your outrage is pretty selective.
if you can't do it, just say as much.
Obama was known as the "deporter in chief", deporting supposedly millions of illegals. Did each one of those illegals fget the same "due process" you are faux outraging about Trump?
There seems to be intentional blindness as to how abnormal Trump is as a President. Trumps actions as President are beyond outrageous and far outside the norms for how Americans have been expecting Presidents to act since our founding. To try and 'what-about-ism' his clear violations and abnormal actions is an exercise in complete and total servility to Donald Trump. Claiming he's normal and just like any other President in American history is ignoring the facts and bowing down to lick Trumps boots. The act of defending such a vile piece of shit itself should evoke shame in anyone that had any left.
There have been quite a few videos out of this joke of a "protest" where attendees were asked what they were doing there and what Trump was doing to make him a king. Absolutely zero had any idea of each and some tried to throw in a Kamala style word salad that made no sense. They just collected a paycheck and that was it.
What is the point of engaging with articles and comments that exist not despite their absolute stupidity but because they are absolutely stupid? That is literally the point of trolling - to say shit so fucking stupid that they serve to do nothing but inflame. Trump has already announced at the last election that a vote for him will ensure you’ll never need to vote again. Quit feeding these trollbots.
It is called SATIRE.
You might want to explain "SATIRE". Remember, some of these people don't understand the real definitions.
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at least make you giggle a little
Its a waste of time to engage a lot of this, but without that engagement these pages would be mostly empty.
Hillbillies laughing at educated people, and guffawing at how stewpid dem librull kollij boyz iz. Conservative anti-intellectualism is as old as dem thar hills. It’s no coincidence that the president loves the uneducated.
Cool. Now make fun of those inner city areas with terrible rates of education where democrats run up their biggest margins....
do you hate them?
The last time they separated out voters with less than a high school degree, they favored Obama 64-35. He won that educational group by the biggest margin.
I wonder why democrats don't ridicule them. Demographics?
No. I just don’t glorify their ignorance or denigrate them for pursuing education.
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So, first Biden's got dementia and not in charge at all and now he's supposed to have been a king ruling with an iron fist just because your dear Leader is now being called a wannabe King?
You guys are hilarious, in a sad, pitiable way.
See George III of England, Charles VI of France, Henry VI of England, or Ludvig II of Bavaria.
Also, notice that the meme specifically states the abridgement of the democratic process was done by the party, not any one individual.
Gee, I was alive and well, working, paying my taxes, voting, all through the four years of Biden and I had no idea I'd just survived the reign of George the III... Perhaps my head just wasn't in the same place as rightwing conservatives who've been desperately trying to make their Christo-fascist white nationalism more popular, so I didn't notice.
You asked how a king could have dementia and still be despotic. I gave you four examples.
To which I replied, "What despotism?". I lived through the supposedly terrible despotic Biden years, as I'm sure you did, they were not that long ago, and to call the Biden administration despotic isn't just a stretch, it's likely proof of early onset dementia.
My original point stands, those on the right drew caricatures of Biden as both some weak feeble old man as well as some terrible tyrant, and while one may ring true, he was way past his expiration date, the other does not. His administration was relatively uneventful. Did he make some gaffes and blunders? Yes! Did Democrats also make fools of themselves at times? Yes! Did I ever feel like I was living under some despotic President or Despotic party? Hell no. Republicans still have their 1st and 2nd amendments, Biden left peacefully in January, there was no riot or attempt to keep him in power by attacking the capital. Pretty fucking normal administration by any objective view.
Trying to claim Biden is like some despotic king with dementia without being able to show that his reign was despotic is like comparing Ronald Reagan who we now had Alzheimer's and showed cognitive decline in the last years of his Presidency with Joseph Stalin who likely had a multi-infarct dementia caused by a series of small strokes and cognitive decline. They both had dementia, so same? Not unless you can show how Reagan killed 20 million of his own citizens. The comparison of Biden to any of those despots with dementia is just as silly.
You'll notice I didn't make that claim. You'll also notice that I specifically said the democratic process was abridged by the party, not any individual.
I think Biden was a poor president (I voted for him), and I do think his administration took advantage of his dementia to advance or implement ideas the 2010 Joe Biden would never have accepted. But it came nowhere near the level of "despotic". But neither do the actions of the current administration, despite the hysterical cries of bitter liberals.
The point remains, however, that the people claiming the current administration is despotic universally supported a party who has hand picked their last three nominees. One of the reasons they are failing is because elitists are so thoroughly convinced they are more enlightened than everyone else that they don't care what the voters actually want.
Having or not having a primary is nobody's business except those in that political party. There is no law requiring presidential primaries.
And there is no law saying we can’t laugh at a group of no life losers who have literally nothing better to do in their lives than protest something that doesn’t exist and hasn’t since 1776, we aren’t laughing with those fucktards, we are laughing at them.
A ridiculous comparison. Not only does it miss the point of Trump acting like a King, the comparison stupidly ignores the fact that Harris clearly was not crowned since she had to win the general election to be PotUS.
A political party always influences who can run in the primary and always ultimately decides who their presidential nominee will be.
And what is this nonsense of Biden being King? One absurdity after another.
More humorless “satire”.
While asking Christians to vote for him, at one point he says "I'm not Christian". That seems to have flown past them.
He also openly talks about how he probably won’t make it to heaven. What “Christian” would ever say that? It’s his way of calling every Christian who supports him a fucking moron.
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