Democrats cheering 'Black Lives Matter' protests now say Trump rallies pose coronavirus risk

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Democrats cheering 'Black Lives Matter' protests now say Trump rallies pose coronavirus risk

Top Democrats who cheered on "Black Lives Matter" crowds across the U.S. are now criticizing President Trump for planning to restart his campaign rallies, saying the events -- which are scheduled to kick off in Tulsa, Okla. -- could help spread the coronavirus.
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Anybody care to explain how rallies / protests / events one group supports are fine during COVID19, but rallies / protests / events of other groups are “irresponsible and selfish?”

Val Demings on a rally she attended:
I joined a ‘Healing and Hope’ rally last night to speak with our community as America grieves.
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Val Demings on Trumps Rally:
The president’s plan to hold mass rallies in Florida and elsewhere as we experience a resurgence in COVID cases is irresponsible and selfish.
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Its not impossible that both are right. Some protesters did wear mask, by the way. That is a fact.

Trump’s mass convention in FL could spread the virus, too.

Your outrage is misplaced.
 
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The Trump just makes coronavirus more contagious. That’s why!
 
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Its not impossible that both are right. Some protesters did wear mask, by the way. That is a fact.

Trump’s mass convention in FL could spread the virus, too.

Your outrage is misplaced.
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No, I’m making a very particular point. I was lectured to by someone regarding the “selfishness” of the hair salon owner in Texas who was jailed for opening her store early, despite the fact she stated she did it to feed her family, since she was not making an income. The same person that lectured me about that interestingly supports the protests / rallies. In other words, feeding your family is selfish, but protesting is not. The only difference I can tell is their particular cause is somehow not impacted by COVID19.

Seriously, how can one person be arrested during COVID19 for trying to feed her family, but others are not while protesting for their cause? Does COVID19 not impact people with particular causes?
 
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Seriously, how can one person be arrested during COVID19 for trying to feed her family, but others are not while protesting for their cause? Does COVID19 not impact people with particular causes?
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They’re just using it as a tool now. It’s an opportunity to criticize Trump that can’t be passed up.
 
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In other words, feeding your family is selfish, but protesting is not.
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I would say that you have created a false dichotomy.
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Seriously, how can one person be arrested during COVID19 for trying to feed her family, but others are not while protesting for their cause? Does COVID19 not impact people with particular causes?
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That ain’t hard at all: One activity is barred by law and the other activity is supported by the Constitution.

If you look at the two from a moral instead of a legal standpoint, one still arrives at the same place.
 
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If you look at the two from a moral instead of a legal standpoint, one still arrives at the same place.
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No, one does not. What you seem to describe is moral relativism. To make sure I’m not misunderstanding you, lets use an apples to apples comparison: The George Floyd protesters and the protesters who were on the steps of the Michigan capitol building.

In the light of COVID19, is one protest less risky than the other?
 
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The George Floyd protesters and the protesters who were on the steps of the Michigan capitol building.
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Which group would endanger the public if they slipped on the steps and wildly grabbed their tools?

Both groups did wear some masks, by the way.
 
Masks, hand sanitizer, social distancing and any other measure are pretty useless in conditions where people are gathering in rallies or protests regardless of their politics.

If people want to protest or rally, then be responsible and self isolate until tested. Get tested.

How are both political parties going to dismiss any upcoming effects of corona virus spikes and second waves when more jobs and lives are lost.
Time will tell.
The summer spike has begun now the country is opening up. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...irus-cases-states-reopen-200612142728196.html
 
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Apparently, the virus agrees with Black Lives Matter and opposes ending lockdowns or reelecting Trump.

People who would be attending the rally understand their risks, every bit as much as those who attended George Floyd gatherings and protests. But, WE (the left) can do whatever we want, but absolutely NO ONE should be ALLOWED to attend a President Trump rally.

I always suspected liberalism was a virus.
 
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The DNC is welcome to have their convention in Biden’s basement. He will have a hard timing sniffing everyone’s hair whilst wearing a mask, but safety first of course.
 
This non-American thinks both groups are taking a risk. American politics is such that one of the two parties is infallible and divinely inspired while the other party is the literal incarnation of Satan (of course which is which depends who you ask). Reality is, both parties do and support very stupid things from time to time. Truth is, political belief has zero impact on the natural spread of a virus. Both the liberal protests and the conservative rallies could lead to spikes…that’s a given.
 
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Protesting the death of a black man at the hands of law enforcement and pushing for systemic change vs. pre-election rallies for a sitting president… Does no one else see why these might not be equal circumstances?
 
I don’t think a virus cares about the virtue of one assembly vs another. If protests are fine, why not a rally? Why not church for that matter?
 
I dislike Trump and I don’t see it as opportunism. Not sure where our conversation goes from here…
 
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