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I'm not sure about that. In Los Angeles (where I live) the people out in the streets in July during the pandemic protesting and burning cop cars were almost al
by standyro 6y ago
I'm not sure about that.
In Los Angeles (where I live) the people out in the streets in July during the pandemic protesting and burning cop cars were almost all unemployed young people, a veritable cross-section of all ethnicities in the city.
It's not just about risk. Most protestors had little or nothing to lose or risk anything to be out there.
Clearly, the fact that young people don't have dignified jobs and nothing to do but sit on social media all day and watch viral videos about obscene police violence is the fuel to the fire in this situation. I'm not saying police reform doesn't deserve a reckoning in the US, but there's definitely a correlation in internet use and protests.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> In Los Angeles (where I live) the people out in the streets in July during the pandemic protesting and burning cop cars were almost all unemployed young people [citation needed] And even if that was established, “unemployed” is often an axis of social inequity, too. Funny that you think the problem is the internet.