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I think this is an important part of protesting that goes overlooked by the "protests don't immediately solve the problem" people. I'm in a very conservative area as well but when I protest I get more support than opposition. It helps other people realize that hey, maybe I'm not actually surrounded by people who are okay with this. Maybe there are actually a lot more of my neighbors who aren't okay with things, and there's actually hope that if I start acting up more, I'll have support. Hope and morale are pretty important for resistance movements.
Honestly, just looking at the voting results in red area of my red state. Yes, 65% for Trump is a landslide, but that still means a third of my neighbors actively voted against him and all of the Republican cronies on the ballot.
But just looking around, you would never know it.
Having said that, going to the last two No Kings protests and seeing them in person was heartwarming.
Its hard because the internet and legacy media tries to reinforce his small support. Between the army of bots supporting him and news leading with statistics like 100% of MAGA support this war without showing how much people identify as MAGA has dropped.
It also helps you see some of your neighbors who are on your side