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The '''Reason Rally 2016''' is a followup to the [[Reason Rally 2012]] (see also: [[Reason Rally]]). Like the the original Reason Rally in 2012, it was held in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.  

The '''Reason Rally 2016''' is a followup to the [[Reason Rally 2012]] (see also: [[Reason Rally]]). Like the original Reason Rally in 2012, it was held in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.  

== Far smaller turnout than Reason Rally 2012 ==

== Far smaller turnout than Reason Rally 2012 ==

That wasn’t supposed to happen. ...there was no rain this time around, and there were big-name celebrities on the speaking roster (though some of the most famous people on the list, including Johnny Depp, Margaret Cho, and [[Richard Dawkins]], couldn’t ultimately participate for a variety of reasons).

That wasn’t supposed to happen. ...there was no rain this time around, and there were big-name celebrities on the speaking roster (though some of the most famous people on the list, including Johnny Depp, Margaret Cho, and [[Richard Dawkins]], couldn’t ultimately participate for a variety of reasons).

No official crowd estimates have been released. But even in the early afternoon, when the crowd was likely at its peak, nothing I saw suggested “[http://religionnews.com/2016/06/04/atheists-gather-on-the-mall-to-demonstrate-their-political-muscle/ 15,000 to 20,000]” in attendance, as the organizers told Religion News Service. I’d put the range at about half of that, but we’ll see.</ref>}}

No official crowd estimates have been released. But even in the early afternoon, when the crowd was likely at its peak, nothing I saw suggested “[http://religionnews.com/2016/06/04/atheists-gather-on-the-mall-to-demonstrate-their-political-muscle/ 15,000 to 20,000]” in attendance, as the organizers told Religion News Service. I’d put the range at about half of that, but we’ll see.}}

YouTube atheist [[Thunderfoot]] said about the [[atheist movement]] after Reason Rally 2016 had a very low turnout:

YouTube atheist [[Thunderfoot]] said about the [[atheist movement]] after Reason Rally 2016 had a very low turnout: