One thing people aren’t talking about is the insane security perimeter they have which bans basically everything other than a cell phone. No backpacks, cameras, laptops, “pointy umbrellas,” hard water bottles, etc. Its made it basically impossible for a normal tourist to bring in normal tourist kit. And obviously no locals want anything to do with this.
No other event in DC does this. Street fairs, events on the mall, parades - none of them have this kind of security. It’s very clearly a bunch of oddly paranoid fascists buying their own conspiracies about Antifa vandals or whatever.
Wow. There’s a part of me that feels sad, because any empty event is a weird empty liminal space. There’s a much larger part of me that says who did you make this for and maybe that’s why.
Pride parades have been hugely attended. Interesting what happens when everyone feels welcome and accepted.
Then also, I had never heard about this until after it started. Where was the marketing team for this? Heard more about the redneck brawl-ma-geddon bs than I heard about this.
There was a fair planned with bipatrisan support by Smithsonian. Trump pulled it and gave money to his friends and you got this.
Honestly, good. Wouldn’t want the Smithsonian putting on an actually good event during this shitshow of an administration. What you see here is far more representative of the state the country is currently in.
Happy 250th, ya filthy animal!
Crowds like I’ve never seen!
Seriously, I’ve never seen smaller crowds than this for something in DC. Like, when I lived there the number of people just loitering on the mall on a random Tuesday was bigger than what I’ve seen from this event.
Do you have to pay to go to this or can anyone just walk up? Because that’s fucking nobody for being on the national mall.
You need to go through a TSA style security check, including “clear plastic bags”, but it’s free…
That’s what I thought. Means people are actively avoiding it. I’m sure the heat is deterring people but the Mall is usually very crowded this time of year.
Are you saying there is less people than there would normally be?
Yes, they are saying that. I used to live in DC and summer is when I would avoid the National Mall because of all the tourists. It’s also brutal humid. But lousy with tourists in summer.
Good times, had by a dozen people.
Gonna be a lotta leftover corndogs.
I’ve read somewhere there weren’t any corndogs
[sigh] Great American? No corndogs? Even the name is a lie.
Is the PR flag Puerto Rico?
Was there a TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES ™ kiosque?
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Never heard one bit about this fair prior on tv or the.internet till i started seeing pics of a empty fair on lemmy
Turns out not many people want to be associated with felons, rapists, or pedophiles in any way, shape, or form.
its funny how we are the backwards country bumkin nation again.
You’re wildly and arrogantly assuming you never were. Lol fucking Yanks.
yeah. we’s dumb. like we would see the word again and not think it could imply a way of being in the past.
You should head over to Arts & Industries for the Folklife Festival!
I have seen pumpkin patches having bigger turnout than this single ride State Fair.
