Oakland Trump protest

[Tristin]

It was unexpectedly low energy.  There was a bit of tear gas and riot cops cleared the streets to deal with fires, but no melees or rubber rounds being fired.  I was quite interested in the fact that people were more spectators than participants.

All with Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 Ai-s at aperatures 1.8, 1.8, 2, 2.8, 4 and 4 respectively

[golunvolo]

Right after the election... Interesting that people take seriously and even more, the majority seems to be recording indeed and that´s what really scares me. Fitting dark mood with fire

[stenrasmussen]

Excellent...both the protest and the documentation thereof.

[Tristin]

Right after the election... Interesting that people take seriously and even more, the majority seems to be recording indeed and that´s what really scares me. Fitting dark mood with fire

Considering how intense protests can be in Oakland, this one was quite underwhelming .  I was expecting much higher levels of public aggression.  I think it was more a public expression of shameful, powerless anger than the sincere "fuck the system" typically on display in Oakland.

[David H. Hartman]

I came. I saw. ~

[golunvolo]

I came. I saw. ~

 ... I lose 

[John Geerts]

Greatly documented, especially the first two.

[elsa hoffmann]

great captures  - I felt quite at home (we also have protests )

[armando_m]

Well documented, thanks for sharing the images

[RBSinTo]

Tristan,
Excellent photojournalism.
Well done.
Robert

[Frank Fremerey]

I like the pictures.

I do not understand why people want democracy on the one hand but do not accept results of a democratic vote on the other hand.
If I want other results I have to convince a majority, like the people who convinced a majority of "legalize it in CA"...
"If your trumped smoke a J*"

I recommend Michael Moore's film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sUZxwJHNQ

[Tristin]

Frank, I agree.  The east bay area is a hotbed of angry and sociopolitically charged people.  Street protests are to be expected here in resonse to a wide variety of events.  Being more expressive/reactionary, they tend to have no real aim.  Which sucks because they just cost the community a lot of money in overtime for the police (whom they loathe, but ironically stuff their stockings) and property damage.

This election is shining a light on a serious problem with the left in US politics that none of the lefts want to own up to yet.  The left here, both supporters and the Democratic party, have disdain for the actual democratic process when it doesn't serve them.   A large portion of lefts I "know" on social media are openly proclaiming that they are erasing all Trump supporters (family explicitly included) from their lives and will not talk  to them.  They are protesting the election results and talk of it as America is seriously over.  All of course because they didn't win in the voting booths, not that it wasn't a fair election between  Trump and Clinton.  They do not want democracy.  They want their ideals to be in power.

Then we have the Democratic party which, as it's own internal communications make clear, approach democracy like a parent in a parent/child relationship.  They believe they should be making the real choices for US citizens as they know better, and simply appear democratic while they push their agenda.  Again, more interested in their ideology being in power, not democracy.

As a person on the left myself, and certainly no supporter of Trump, it is strange to watch an election cycle where the Republicans have been the ones playing fair.  I may detest the individual they propped up but at least their party did not exclude Trump nor did they engage in extensive collusion to push their choice.  Thankfully one side still upholds democracy, even if I can't stand Trump or any of their candidates in decades.

Looking forward to 2020, hopefully the Democratic party brings it's inflated head back to earth after such a humiliating and utter defeat.

[Steven Paulsen]

Personally, I prefer to remain in the gray, due to reasons concerning "Big Brother," oversights & the like. As I read your statement on foreword to the year 2020, my self, is only honestly concerned about survival in the following, 6 months.

Mainstream Social Media is merely the equivalent of a well monitored:

"Cake & Circus."

[Frank Fremerey]

Thank you Tristin. Back to photos.

[Thomas G]

Thanks Tristin for actual eye witness pictures. A quite jounalistic style of work.