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Hekate

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25. "The left" is not being hypocritical. "The left" has had nothing to do with creating a spontaneous
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 06:44 PM
Jun 2020

...uprising of millions of outraged citizens of all ethnicities. Millions. People have had it up to their teeth with Trump's bullshit and with the systemic and unequal savagery of our police.

Without throwing a wet blanket on the outcry of millions, there have been people, both here in our DU community (which is not "the left" -- we are, as the name says, Democrats across a spectrum) and in the more rational voices commenting in the media (which is also not "the left" ) that people at protests are putting their health at risk.

We've discussed it here. One of the phrases from an MSNBC contributor that struck me was: "A virus doesn't care how noble your cause is" so take what precautions you can.

Twice in this thread you've accused us of "hypocracy." (That's hypocrisy, btw.) I urge you to rethink that -- or thoroughly explain what it is you see that strikes you as hypocritical.

Please proceed. That's a herd that could really use thinning. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1
The problem is... manhattan123 Jun 2020 #7
That is indeed the problem. Maybe the price of attendance The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #8
Fine. Let them all be packed in like sardines and unmasked. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #2
This could be Trump's Battle Flag TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #17
Hey I like that. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #24
Trump will appear in a pressurized glass cubicle..... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #3
Tremendous captain queeg Jun 2020 #4
Hmmmmm, if its hard to have MAGA KKKlan rallies outside then yeah ... let them have them inside uponit7771 Jun 2020 #5
Pack 'em in tight. No masks allowed. 11 Bravo Jun 2020 #6
You joke but I would guess this would be a requirement budkin Jun 2020 #14
This year is going to be one for the books, in public health annals... Hekate Jun 2020 #9
Yep. Sadly, I agree, and am babylonsister Jun 2020 #23
he wants to kill bdamomma Jun 2020 #10
They know exactly what they are doing. Blue_true Jun 2020 #19
Don't be hypocrites like the GOP zak247 Jun 2020 #11
Protests for human rights vs protests against human rights NT Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #18
"The left" is not being hypocritical. "The left" has had nothing to do with creating a spontaneous Hekate Jun 2020 #25
Great, another place for the protesters kacekwl Jun 2020 #12
The president and his team believe the massive protests in recent weeks Ex Lurker Jun 2020 #13
I believed all along that Trump would hold rallies, regardless of what Blue_true Jun 2020 #22
I hope they all have a great time together. Hopefully MSNBC won't show an empty podium for an hour SoonerPride Jun 2020 #15
Shake lots of hands MoonlitKnight Jun 2020 #16
Don't be hypocrites zak247 Jun 2020 #20
I hear that even the town of Dogpatch was reluctant to have him n/t DFW Jun 2020 #21
Well, that's a way to thin the herd obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #26
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