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Wikipedia page "List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size" says the Hands off protests were the third largest protest in US history (i.redd.it)
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Originally Posted By u/Northwest_Thrills At 2025-04-07 01:34:57 PM | Source

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[–] trogon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're going to get bigger.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They've got to get bigger or nothing is going to happen.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

The George Floyd protests didnt really achieve anything considering the situation the US is in, so yeah they gotta get MUCH bigger.

The number on the George Floyd ones is spread out over a longer timeframe though, so i think this list is useless at comparing protest size.