JAKARTA - The freedom of opinion and democracy of the 'American Civil Liberties Union' assessed that the millions of people holding the demonstration "No Kings" wanted to convey that the US is an equal country.
In the simultaneous demonstrations held in 50 US states on Saturday, October 18, mass action participants rejected President Donald Trump's strict policy against immigrants, the media, and anti-criticism against the opposition and the general public.
"We are a state of law that applies to everyone, a just and democratic state of law. We will not be silenced," the representative of the American Civil Liberties Union, Deirdre Schifeling, told AFP, Sunday, October 19.
Leah Greenberg, co-founder of the International Project organization, in the demonstration condemned the Trump Administration's attempts to send National Guard troops to Democratic-led US cities, including Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Portland, and Memphis.
"It's a classic authoritarian guidebook: threatening, defaming, and lying, scaring people to submit," Greenberg said.
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Furthermore, progressive senator Bernie Sanders addressed among the crowd of "No Kings" demonstrators in Washington, near the US Capitol Building, a federal government operational venue closed in the past three weeks due to shutdown. Bernie warned of the dangers faced against the US democratic order under Trump's leadership.
"We have a president who wants power that is getting bigger in his own hands and in the hands of his oligarchic colleagues," he said.
In this simultaneous mass action, many demonstrators carried colorful posters calling for demands such as "Maintaining Democracy" to "Reject Racism and Fascism". Not a few also demonstran raised flags, one of which was the "One Piece" flag, the hallmark of anti-government protests from Peru, Madagascar to Indonesia.
While in Los Angeles, the "No Kings" demonstrators waved a giant balloon with Trump's picture wearing diapers.
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