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It doesn't seem strange at all. None of the protests have had anything close to the sheer size of the rally, nor have they been attracting participants from suc
by wtallis 6y ago
It doesn't seem strange at all. None of the protests have had anything close to the sheer size of the rally, nor have they been attracting participants from such a broad area. Most of the protests have been very localized in size and scope, so while they may help spread the coronavirus within a community, they have much less potential for spreading coronavirus between communities.
- ISL 6y agoSeattle had 60,000+ masked people walking silently in the rain in June: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/thousands-march-in-seattle-in-silence-to-show-support-of-black-lives/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/thousands-march-in... It didn't get any appreciable national coverage because nobody broke anything, but the size of the march was roughly ~10% of the in-the-city-limits population of the city. Judging by the number of colleagues and friends we encountered, a substantial fraction of those marching were local.
- bananabreakfast 6y agoDon't forget the vast majority of attendees at the rally ignored all safety precautions, unlike most other large gatherings.
- RickJWagner 6y agoHave you got some source to cite, please? It's not the impression I have. I saw photos of large crowds, chanting and singing, etc. at the protests.