Trump protesters have a dream for a better America
John Lewis often spoke about Rosa Parks who, in 1955, refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks sparked a bus boycott that lasted until the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.
'Rosa Parks inspired us to get into trouble,' Lewis recalled. 'And I've been getting in trouble ever since. She inspired us to find a way, to get in the way, to get in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble.'
After Lewis' death, a movement of motivated people was joined, Good Trouble Lives On, to advance his causes.
Good Trouble came to the streets of Frisco, Colorado and around the US last Thursday evening. In a town of less than 3000, 150 came out after work to say that they were done with Trump, and that it was high time America was done with Trump. 'I assume this is the resistance,' a man said, approaching the crowd. 'He's stealing our future.' 'We are for free speech and free press.' 'Make good trouble – we must save our democracy.' 'I came here because we are not OK.'
It was modest and peaceful. Hundreds of cars passing by honked in support.
To be sure, Colorado is a strong Democratic state in presidential elections, Congress and the state legislature.
But those gathered in Frisco knew there was no clear road forward to stopping Trump.
'The problem with Democrats,' a fellow said, 'is that Democrats are f---ing lazy.'
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