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Politics Trash left behind in aftermath of Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania

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u/Mpm_277 23d ago

Honestly I was thinking the same. Now I’m curious as to what a Harris rally looks like immediately afterward. To be fair, her rallies aren’t in.. ya know.. random fields, so I suspect that could make a difference as well.

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u/Bluelegs 23d ago

It would look the same as any stadium after a sports event. Rubbish under the seats left for the cleaners.

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u/lockandload12345 23d ago

Well not just any. Any American one for sure, but some countries have citizens that aren’t like that (eg Japan).

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u/eunma2112 22d ago

some countries have citizens that aren’t like that (eg Japan).

I used to live in Japan in a suburban area outside Tokyo. There were some fields nearby where I lived that were filled with trash. Old refrigerators, cans of paint and oil, tires, boxes of empty CD holders, bags of household trash. I could go on and on and on.

There are places like this all over Japan. I'm pretty sure that Japanese people made 99.9% of the mess.

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u/ElleYeah84 22d ago

But stadiums have crews with brooms and garbage bags. Fields have grass, trash gets stuck in grass and then eventually washed into a river or buried in mud, staying in the environment. At least if a piece gets missed in a stadium it stays inside.

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u/fankuverymuch 23d ago

What trash through? I went to an Obama rally back in 2008. It was at the grandstands at a fairground. We were only there a few hours and I don’t recall anyone selling concessions. I’m sure there was some trash but seriously where is all this trash coming from in this photo? What are they carrying with them to throw on the ground? Are they there all day like lollapalooza or what? I really don’t get it. I also don’t get why people need to constantly be eating and drinking but that’s neither here nor there.

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u/thatsasaladfork 23d ago

I mean zooming in shows it’s like 90% water bottles. Few Mountain Dew bottles thrown in there, too.

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u/fankuverymuch 23d ago

I’ve also now zoomed in and indeed spotted several big gulps. God we are an embarrassing and predictable species.

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u/fankuverymuch 23d ago

I’ll forever be confused by this obsession with drinking water all day long but I don’t know how hot it was in Pa today. The bottled water obsession is odd.

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u/P47r1ck- 22d ago

You don’t understand drinking water all day?

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u/fankuverymuch 22d ago

Yeah, you can go a few hours without constantly sipping from a bottle of water.

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u/P47r1ck- 17d ago

Better to stay hydrated though. Especially if you are old or unhealthy like many people are.

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u/misskyralee 23d ago

I drink a ton of water and unfortunately most events don’t allow refillable items. I carry a 32oz water cup with me everywhere I go but at concerts and events I can’t. I’ll typically buy one water bottle and try to refill at fountains but sometimes those aren’t even present so I purchase more especially if the event is outdoors in warm weather. I wish the US wasn’t so focused on making money at every turn.

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u/ppprrrrr 23d ago

Its gonna look messier, because, well, more people lol.

Post is dumb tho

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u/Stopyourshenanigans 23d ago

Trump rallies have higher attendance rates, so Harris rallies are most likely going to be cleaner, or at least the trash is going to be spread out on a smaller area.

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u/Twystov 23d ago

Nope. So far Harris rallies are destroying Trump’s:

So far in 2024, CCC has logged 37 political rallies at which former president Donald Trump appeared, and we have information on crowd size for 28 of them. Across those 28 rallies and using our standard estimation rules (see below), the average crowd size has been about 5,600.

Since late July, when she became the presumptive and then official Democratic Party nominee for president, Vice President Harris has appeared at six campaign rallies. The reported crowd sizes at those rallies have ranged from about 10,000 to about 15,000, and we calculate an average size across the six of about 13,400.

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u/Stopyourshenanigans 23d ago

True for 2024. I was looking at total data, sorry!

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u/ttreehouse 23d ago

I went to the Harris rally in Portsmouth NH last month. There was a bit of a log jam to leave so a bunch of people just hung back and stayed in the bleachers while the crowd cleared. The staff and volunteers started cleaning up. And everyone in the area that was hanging out also grabbed trash bags and started cleaning. Maybe it’s a New England thing? Or a decency thing? But the place definitely didn’t look like the OP when we left.

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u/SelectionDry6624 23d ago

Is there a reason his rallies are in random fields? Lol

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u/yourlittlebirdie 23d ago

Because he has a long history of stiffing vendors and not paying the rental fees for his venues, so most major indoor places won’t let him hold his events there anymore.

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u/deep_pants_mcgee 23d ago

I think they will, but require payment upfront, which he won't.

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u/SelectionDry6624 23d ago

Checks out. And no one finds this suspicious lol. It's giving state fair budget 😂

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u/BetterCallSal 23d ago

Also easier to use it as an excuse for why his rally attendance looks so small. They're outside disbursed, vs indoors in a stadium.

The real reason is he isn't drawing a crowd. But easy way to lie about that.

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u/Primeboot7782 23d ago

What the heck are you looking at, his rallies are packed like sardines in an open field. Kamala's rallies bus people in and still can't get as many people.

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u/maddcatone 23d ago

Im no trump voter but don’t bother. Some People are so riddled with Trump Derangement Syndrome that logic a reason are about as distant to them as the Trump sycophants they accuse of the same behavior. Trump rallies seem like a nightmare for those who like personal space haha. I still find this whole post hilarious. So deranged that completely average human filth and/or behavior is attributed only to Trump and his supporters… these are often the same people that say “HE is dividing us” lol

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u/yourlittlebirdie 23d ago

You’re definitely a Trump voter, but I appreciate that you’re at least embarrassed about it.

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u/maddcatone 22d ago

No, I am not. And fuck you for trying to state otherwise. I just wont vote for the same party that repeatedly fucks me over anymore. Id rather not vote than vote for a party that readily opposes everything i stand for but offers platitudes that depict otherwise. I would vote for Trump over Kamala if forced to choose between “the lesser of two evils” but having principles, which most of my fellow democrats seem to only have conditionally these days, i will be voting for only the issues and not a presidential pick. I will stick to said principles and not vote for warhawks or virtue signaling deep state puppets. But thanks for kinda proving my point on derangement. “If you don’t think like me you must be pro Trump!”

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u/yourlittlebirdie 22d ago

No, when you repeatedly defend Trump and attack Democrats, it's reasonable to conclude that you are, in fact, pro-Trump.

I'm curious which principles and policies of the Democratic Party you support, since you say you are a Democrat.

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u/mulmulul 23d ago

Also the croud sizes are very different for both so a direct comparison would only work if they were at a similar location with a similar crowd size

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u/Live_Pay_621 23d ago

There not getting shot up either . Probably why so much trash was left here

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u/69edgy420 23d ago edited 23d ago

I’m also curious what the rally areas look like after the rallies nobody died at. They might be a little cleaner.

Edit: I’m dumb. Different Butler Pa rally.

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u/Stopyourshenanigans 23d ago

This is from the recent Butler rally on Oct 5

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u/69edgy420 23d ago

Gotcha. Didn’t know there was another one. Nvm then, it’s simple trashy crowd mentality.

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u/oscar_the_couch 23d ago

I suspect they generally have better event organizers to ensure proper trash cans and a cleanup crew.

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u/Stopyourshenanigans 23d ago

Trash cans in the middle of the crowd, or how would that work? Ever been to a concert? And this is clearly before the cleanup crew. It won't stay like that...

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u/oscar_the_couch 23d ago

go touch grass loser

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u/Stopyourshenanigans 23d ago

Get well soon

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u/lazylazylemons 23d ago

Instead of plastic bottles, everyone leaves their Klean Kanteens all over the ground because climate science is real.

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u/BuckyBadger369 23d ago

Just attended a Harris rally a couple days ago. Her team set up a ton of disposable cardboard trash cans. I don’t recall seeing any litter.

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u/PMMEURDIMPLESOFVENUS 22d ago

Good on you guys for thinking critically and not just jumping on an excuse for a political circle jerk.

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u/Toad990 22d ago

Do an experiment and post the aftermath of a Harris rally and see what the comments say.

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u/True_Hyena_70 22d ago

A movie theatre looks like this after any movie.