No Kings peaceful protests spark support among Americans focused on protecting our democracy

Thousands of protesters participated in “No Kings” demonstrations across the United States, country, including in Fort Myers and Naples, Florida. The protests were largely driven by opposition to Donald Trump and his policies, with participants expressing concerns about threats to democracy and the rule of law.

Echo opinion published in the News-Press, a Florida newspaper, 

No Kings protest:  Ever since the 2024, election, I have had many mornings when I feel angre. But, the way a good friend expressed it to me, really hit home. It goes like this: I am not going to lie, ever since the election a sense of bitterness engulfed me and because of this I had not participated in any of the protests. Today I woke up with the same feeling; what's the point, it's too late, it's not going to matter. I laid there for 10 minutes debating what to do. I finally made myself get out of bed, grab my cameras and go. I got there at 9:00 and there were only a couple of people there. I was disappointed, but then all of a sudden, all at once the floodgates opened and humanity poured onto highway 41 like a blue wave. There were good souls all the way from the Bell Tower Shops to Home Depot. There were peaceful people of all ages, from 8 to 80 years old, for a mile on both sides of 41 and some on Daniels Parkway. My heart soared with a glorious feeling of not being alone. I had once again found my tribe. For all of you who participated in the No Kings Protest in Fort Myers, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me hope. I thank you for showing me there are still many good and decent people in our area. The last count was 4,000 in Lee County and 11-13 million around the country. I love you all 💗, thank you🙏.

My good friend opened her soul to me and many of her friends in such a beautiful way, that I had to share it, so that any of you, like me, that have had this same feelings, can rest assured you are not alone. We all know what has to be done. "We the people❗" all know that what is happening with the Donald Trump, MAGA Republican administration, is not right. We have to band together as brothers and sisters of the world and make a difference. Democracy is everything and the only thing.

From John Mark Simon, in Cape Coral Florida