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Ohio Protest Against Trump Stretches 8 Miles

Ohio showed up for a protest against the cruelty of Trump in general and against many of his policies, with one attendee saying, "Today is about democracy over a dictatorship."

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"Today is about democracy over a dictatorship," Brenda Taylor told The Dispatch. "People ask, why didn't they do something back in 1938, when everything was happening with fascism and Hitler? This is what we need to be doing. ... It's happening now."

People locked arms in Columbus, Ohio in a protest against Donald Trump, that stretched 8 miles long.

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In red state Ohio, protesters lined High Street in Worthington, Columbus on August 9th, in protest of Donald Trump. Watch a timelapse of 8 miles in three minutes, in what looks like a great time here via by @griffim9 in r/Columbus:

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