Telling Signs: Women’s March vs. March for Life

by Michael Shaw

How do you tell the difference between a protest driven by special interest groups and a peoples’ protest?

From, the CNSNews.com photo slideshow of the 2017 March for Life in Washington, D.C. Photo: Andrew Eicher/CNSNews.com

Pro-life supporters protest outside the US Supreme Court during the 44th annual March for Life on January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Anti-abortion activists are gathering for the 44th annual March for Life in Washington, protesting the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Photo: Zach Gibson/AFP

By observing the number of homemade signs.

The top two photos are from the anti-abortion March for Life in Washington. The two photo below are from the Women’s March on 21st January.

And that’s not to mention almost 100,000 people who downloaded the pattern to make pussy hats.

Women’s March participants rally near the White House. Photo: Brendan Hoffman for POLITICO

Demonstrators protest during the Women’s March on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands of people flooded US cities Saturday in a day of women’s rights protests to mark President Donald Trump’s first full day in office. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP

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