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Opinion: Media isolation breeds misunderstanding of democracy

Hundreds gather Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Poultry Park in downtown Gainesville for a scheduled No Kings protest against President Trump and his policies. - photo by Scott Rogers

10192025 NOKINGS 6.jpg — Hundreds gather Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Poultry Park in downtown Gainesville for a scheduled No Kings protest against President Trump and his policies. - photo by Scott Rogers

Did we storm into a Board of Commissioners’ meeting to force them to change a decision? That would have been defying democracy.