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Alice B.

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7. It was about the same here.

Reply to Sun-Moon (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:36 PM

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I came home and commented to my 80YO mother how disappointed I was to see the bulk of our attendees were clearly older.

I did see a few smirking kids drive past with their phones out. We live in a college town where a bunch seemed to turn out for a TSF rally. Wait til they get a load of their loan payments (and I throw no shade being six figures in myself).

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What was the average age of protester in your area? [View all] Sun-Moon Sunday OP

Average, no idea. Median (50th percentile) definitely over 50 hlthe2b Sunday #1

Maybe mid-20s. Near college campus, mostly students with a handful of gray-hairs sprinkled in. Midnight Writer Sunday #2

Millennials aren't big on protesting Blues Heron Sunday #3

Mostly 40 and above kiranon Sunday #4

Over 50s and under 30s berniesandersmittens Sunday #5

we live in a nexus of retirement communities mike_c Sunday #6

Same where I live oberle Sunday #16

It was about the same here. Alice B. Sunday #7

Mostly older but did see some young groups Tree Lady Sunday #8

60-ish in Centreville MD Zambero Sunday #9

Skewed older for sure, more so than the previous two 0rganism Sunday #10

Ours tended older. hunter Sunday #11

That's more or less how it was here, too. GoCubsGo Sunday #12

Ours are younger each time Pobeka Sunday #13

From the pictures posted on facebook from ones near me DetroitLegalBeagle Sunday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #15

dear post adolescents, it is ok to bring your cell phone/tablet/earbuds to a protest march nt msongs Sunday #17