The US media is taking these protests seriously, rather than for what they are, a political neurosis at the outer fringe of American society. Thanks to CM for the tip:
The US media is taking these protests seriously, rather than for what they are, a political neurosis at the outer fringe of American society. Thanks to CM for the tip:
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The March Of The Bleach Drinkers.
Darwinism in action before your very eyes.
Jacobin give an interesting take here:
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/4/coronavirus-pandemic-lockdown-protests-ubi?fbclid=IwAR2d8afRLVu-o2ZP7x28l4U1mI36893xXvkpMFYLQq2u9GdS6IH2JRt6btg
“Despite the media’s promotion of the small right-wing protests in several states against stay-at-home orders, Americans overwhelmingly support measures aimed at promoting social distancing to combat the spread of COVID-19. A Politico/Morning Consult poll last week found that 76 percent of respondents supported restrictive measures for as long as necessary, even if it harms the economy.”
The gun-toters that Trump brings to the fore are the nascent Freikorps to be set on strikers and the left-wing.
One problem for Trump, and the American elite that facilitate him, is that their Freikorps has not got the anywhere near the numbers of 1918 in post-war Germany.
Massive opposition by US meatpacking employees to forced return to work:
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/02/meat-m02.html