Lorenzo does outreach to people experiencing homelessness, neighbors who are incredibly overlooked right now. he’s been making excellent points that are not on our radar. Did you know street meals have been limited to 3 days a week? I’m appalled to realize I haven’t been thinking about this.
Lorenzo went Downtown on Monday to continue raising awareness of the needs of our homeless neighbors and was so taken aback with what he witnessed that he video recorded for about 40 minutes with commentary. It is a deep dive into the “small business” gathering.
You’ll hear him compare this rally to the direct actions he participated in to support Antwon Rose and others. He speaks to the ongoing crisis of violence and harm Black Americans face everyday as well as the struggles of homeless neighbors to get their daily needs met. He notes the Confederate flags, the Trump rally signs, the lack of face masks, the overwhelming whiteness of the rally participants, etc.
And he keeps asking “Is this really about small businesses reopening?” I’ll leave you to decide.
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Having this first-person record is vital to interpreting these events.
These “protests” are nothing of the sort. They are promoted and financed by far-right groups — bigots, gun nuts, etc., ad nauseam. Alex Jones showed up for one “protest” in Texas.
This is like the old days when the White Citizens Council (usually business and other professional cowards including some law enforcement who funded the antics and thuggery of other lower income bigots) and the KKK and other white supremecy groups. They were somewhat underground until Trump emboldened them with his rhetoric.
As a followup:
There is no anti-lockdown protest movement
There are protests, but this isn’t a movement, and it’s not the Tea Party 2.0.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/4/22/21227928/coronavirus-social-distancing-lockdown-trump-tea-party