Why have there been so few protests since Biden’s inauguration?

[darklordoftech]

In contrast to the protests throughout Obama’s and throughout Trump’s Presidency.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Because Biden is an inoffensive old white guy.

[Hermit For Peace]

Because Biden is an inoffensive old white guy.

I don't think color has anything to do with it. He's just a calm person who doesn't incur much ire in people. Trump, on the other hand....

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

I think it's a combination of things. He's been a significantly better President than Obama, even if he does reflect modern America's flaws. And he is an old white guy, which means the radical bigots of the GOP aren't nearly as triggered. Plus, I suspect there's a reluctance on the left to do anything that feeds into the GOP's narratives. And the right itself is likely gun-shy; the last thing they want anything that might remind persuadable voters of Jan 6th (and those who wouldn't care about that don't want to be prosecuted). 

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

And he is an old white guy, which means the radical bigots of the GOP aren't nearly as triggered.

Epic brain-rot kind of statement.

The GOP was so "triggered" that hundreds of activists tried to storm the capital building while the "old white guy"'s victory was being certified. That never happened with the Black guy. People simultaneously want so very badly for it to be true that the GOP is solely motivated by white nationalism (and cis-hetero-patriarchy or whatever) but also somehow that they are being nicer to Joe Biden than they were to Obama because they are so racist. It obviously can't be both.

Think the better answer is (1) general post-Covid and post-Trump burnout, (2) Biden's administration and the nonprofit organizing wing of the Democratic party being less inept and better organized after the Trump era, and (3) an opposition party that is so nakedly insane that it apparently can't reach a critical mass to mount any kind of popular counter to Biden.

[ProudModerate2]

And he is an old white guy, which means the radical bigots of the GOP aren't nearly as triggered.

Epic brain-rot kind of statement.

The GOP was so "triggered" that hundreds of activists tried to storm the capital building while the "old white guy"'s victory was being certified. That never happened with the Black guy. People simultaneously want so very badly for it to be true that the GOP is solely motivated by white nationalism (and cis-hetero-patriarchy or whatever) but also somehow that they are being nicer to Joe Biden than they were to Obama because they are so racist. It obviously can't be both.

This is a "brain-rot-kind-of-statement."
It absolutely CAN be both.
Ghost, or anyone else, is not saying the GOP is "solely motivated" by white nationalism. A disturbing amount of GOP leaders and most definitely many Republican voters are motivated by bigotry and white nationalism. That is a fact. But it's not everyone in the party, or their "sole" motivation for acting like the idiots we all see them as.

[vitoNova]

Cuz after J6 crackdown and mass arrests, they're scared to death.  lol

Actually, that's not really a laughing matter.  Nobody should be afraid to protest their government--regardless if you agree with their views or not.

[It’s so Joever]

Cuz after J6 crackdown and mass arrests, they're scared to death.  lol

Actually, that's not really a laughing matter.  Nobody should be afraid to protest their government--regardless if you agree with their views or not.

Exactly, the right to storm the Capitol is enshrined in our constitution, somewhere in the middle, closer to the end.

[vitoNova]

Cuz after J6 crackdown and mass arrests, they're scared to death.  lol

Actually, that's not really a laughing matter.  Nobody should be afraid to protest their government--regardless if you agree with their views or not.

Exactly, the right to storm the Capitol is enshrined in our constitution, somewhere in the middle, closer to the end.

You know what I'm talking about.

If the statement "there are fewer protests against the Biden Administration at this same point in his presidency compared to previous administrations" is true, then the fear of being "doxxed"--even during peaceful assembly--is absolutely a factor in a post-January 6th world. 

You must not have many Trumpers in your family.  I do.  

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

People are tired.

[Hermit For Peace]

People are tired.

People are tired of complaining. Right now, after Covid, we have it pretty good. And Biden isn't heaping a bunch of controversies on us like his predecessor. What's to protest?

[Alben Barkley]

People are tired.

People are tired of complaining. Right now, after Covid, we have it pretty good. And Biden isn't heaping a bunch of controversies on us like his predecessor. What's to protest?

Almost sounds like...

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

There are protest Rev Barb and Beto are creating a ground game of poor people campaign combined with the NAACP to ensure we get rid of Sinema that's the protest

After Romney Trump party ignores NAACP and goes to CPAC and loses the 5% it needs to close the gap on D's in 303 Bush W won 44% of the Latino vote and Reagan and won CO, NV and VA because they support immigration reform and Bush W and McCain went to NAACP

2016 is making DeSantis threads for Prez and he is gonna get 47% of the vote instead of 50% like Romney no outreach to BLKS

Every swing state voted to the left of FL and IA and IN in a Neutral yr because of Hurricane IAN even TX that's why DeSantis is gonna LOSE he took Blk History out of schools

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

A bit of an aside here, but this post reminded me of that old George W. Bush quote, "I'm a uniter, not a divider".

[darklordoftech]

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

Neither did Obama.

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

A bit of an aside here, but this post reminded me of that old George W. Bush quote, "I'm a uniter, not a divider".

Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama all ran on depolarizing America, and all of them failed at that.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama all ran on depolarizing America, and all of them failed at that.

The fact is that no President can do a huge amount to depolarize a divided America. That's up to us in the civil society to do.
But it sounds nice coming out of a President's mouth anyway, so it's good politics. We have an elected King and we expect him to solve our problems.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What exactly is there to protest about Biden? With Obama you had thr Affordable Care Act, stimulus, some bailouts and stuff that led to a narrative about government taking over the economy pushed by Fox News and similar outlets and spurned the Tea Party movement. Biden has been pretty effective with the circumstances he was given but you can't really construct a mass movement against him based on the Inflation Reduction Act, scaling back foreign involvement,  tightening environmental regulations or forgiving a relatively small amount of student loan debt. Arming Ukraine can get protests by typical cranks and the right and far-left but those sort of cranks are always out there. The real thing that inspired protests from the right was Covid restrictions and those are all gone now.

Also note when Fox News tries to stir up rage they rarely do it in regards to Biden. It's usually made up bullsh!t ala litter boxes in schools, whatever the boogeyman of the hour currently is (used to be critical race theory and they dropped it when it ceased being effective) or some other Democrat like a Squad member or notable Governor. Their narrative on Biden is more that he's a doddering old man, which doesn't jive well with the notion he's some evil mastermind. One angle they could've tried would be to portray Harris as the real one running things behind the scenes (much like how liberals did with Dick Cheney while portraying Bush as an illiterate moron) but she's also been so silent that really can't work either.

Another factor is that right-wing protests now tend to be organized by complete whackadoodles that Reasonable Moderate "mainstream" Republicans like OSR want to steer clear of. They usually involve things like election denialism and open support for January 6 defendants, all out Q nuttiness or shades of Charlottesville and whatever remains of the alt-right. The one issue that they could protest over and a lot did as noted was Covid restrictions but what's the point now of holding up signs maskless complaining about mask mandates when there aren't any now and very few people are wearing masks at all? And thus with the mootness of that issue you're left the aforementioned things that the sort if mainstream Republicans these things need to get critical mass want to pretend they aren't part of.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

Neither did Obama.

Biden also isn't actively trying to inflame tensions between Americans every single opportunity he gets or using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to harass his opponents.

A bit of an aside here, but this post reminded me of that old George W. Bush quote, "I'm a uniter, not a divider".

Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama all ran on depolarizing America, and all of them failed at that.

Obama was guilty of governing while black. 

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

People think protest are negative no it's not in the 50s and 60s Eisenhower and LBJ were clearly pro Civil Rights but it was Congress that had Dixiecrats that's were blocking Voting Rights and now we have Tulsi Gabby clone Sinema blocking Voting Rights there are protest but positive protests if Rev Barb, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Beto are targeting TX, NC, SC outside of FL to get rid of the Filibuster you don't see them anywhere in FL that's why we are targeting TX and MO and Carolina as well


Wave insurance not FL and Gaetz is likely to be next Gov, if we are successful with John Love Beto is gonna rin against Cornyn or Julian Castro

Rev Barber was just in NC yesterday to help Josh Stein

[Sir Mohamed]

There's no specific topic or event that's enraging the masses enough. And, as already said, Biden is an inoffensive prez. He's just the kind of dude to demonize.