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And this is because protesting during a pandemic never leads to a rise in infections, so the thousands of BLM protesters surely had nothing to do with rising ca
by orbifold 6y ago
And this is because protesting during a pandemic never leads to a rise in infections, so the thousands of BLM protesters surely had nothing to do with rising case numbers.
- objectivetruth 6y agoYou were being sarcastic, but the research shows the protests did NOT have a measurable effect on infection. BLM protests were largely outdoors with participants largely masked. I believe you should read this article, or one of the many, many other similar articles, so that you don't post such blatant misinformation in the future: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-lives-matter-protests-did-not-cause-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/06/30/black-li...
- orf 6y agoThis is a classic example of whataboutism. BLM protests where, on the whole, at least masked. This is a huge contrast from the literal “we will not wear masks” protests that erupted from the radical right. There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to capturing videos of such people refusing to wear masks or socially distance. Based on the non-negligible amount of (sometimes racist) right-wing talking points they often devolve into, I’d say many would be considered on the right. In any case, weird attempt to distract against the current sitting president and radical-right legislative bodies of several states acting in direct conflict with scientific advice on how to reduce the rate of infection.
- orbifold 6y agoWell just in terms of chance of infection a mass gathering is much worse than individuals refusing to follow orders. We have those her e in Germany as well, including right and left wing conspiracy theorists.