Women's March Long Term Impact

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Isn't the march already plagued by racial infighting? Aren't white participants being asked to "check their privilege"? I think those "intersectional" issues haven't been fully hashed out yet and are cause for an inherently cracked foundation to the "movement" such as it is.

That said, I don't expect much to come of this anyway. The whole thing seems to be based on the fact that Trump said and did some very (arguably criminally) boorish things once upon a time. At the end of the day people can only stay worked up about that for so long. To add fuel, they must tell themselves that Trump will overturn Roe v. Wade, defund Planned Parenthood, cut Federal daycare programs, etc. etc. but these are of course fantasies to begin with, and when they don't come to pass the fuel will turn out to be water.

However, the movement could pivot and redirect its energy into a specific issue. I can think of a few different issues that might receive this energy injection, and then we will find ourselves talking about that issue for a few more years when we might not have otherwise. But that still doesn't clearly determine whether that would result in an actual policy change. For every woman who rants on Facebook about what a bastard Trump is and goes marching around with a sign, another woman will roll her eyes and support Trump. (Also consider: which type of woman do you think has more kids on average?)

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Unless House/Senate Republicans stand up to Trump, he can do pretty much what he wants.

Really? Do you really believe that?

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Unless House/Senate Republicans stand up to Trump, he can do pretty much what he wants.

Really? Do you really believe that?

Indeed, the statement should be reversed.

No, my point was that to believe Trump would ever be in a position where he can do whatever he wants assumes our system of checks and balances doesn't exist. This view ignorantly ascribes an erroneously large amount of power to the executive branch, power which it simply doesn't have. This is simple 8th grade civics!

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I phrased it badly and exaggerated it. Certainly, Trump can't do anything because there are limitations of the executive branch. My point is that liberals/Democrats have limited checks over Trump.

Thanks for owning up to that. Now the next question is, what exactly do you think Trump actually wants to do, and how confident are you that you're right?