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I was also there last night and agree with your friend. I didn't personally see anyone with a gun, no one asked me for ID, and no one tried to charge me an entr

I was also there last night and agree with your friend. I didn't personally see anyone with a gun, no one asked me for ID, and no one tried to charge me an entrance fee. The vibe is a cross between a summer block-party and a music festival: lots of street art, music, barbecues, canvassers collecting signatures for petitions, people planting a community garden. I saw several people I know from around the neighborhood who, if they have secret connections to Antifa, have done a remarkable job of hiding them. The disparity between my firsthand experience and the way that this is reported in the media has been eye-opening.

ardy42 6y ago
> The disparity between my firsthand experience and the way that this is reported in the media has been eye-opening. I haven't read much about this zone, but I don't think I'd trust "City Journal" to describe it accurately. The HTML title of their front page is: > City Journal | Urban Affairs Magazine | Conservative Magazine Online Their front page is full of articles pushing back against the current protest movement, from pretty much every angle possible: > Racism Is An Empty Thesis > False Prophets: If you really want to help black America, don’t look to Black Lives Matter. > Repudiate the Anti-Police Narrative > The Cost of Bad Intentions: Progressive policies threaten a new era of urban dysfunction. > Why We Need the Police > Behavior Matters: Why some people spend their lives in poverty and social dysfunction