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Not sure what is going on there. Is there a story?
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Found the story from the journalist that posted the video.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/08/25/dc-protesters-blm-diner-confrontation/
The crowd of protesters confronted a woman seated at a table outside a restaurant on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan and demanded that she raise her fist in a show of solidarity.
“White silence is violence!” protesters chanted, many with fists in the air.
“Are you a Christian?” a protester demanded, yelling into her face.
But the woman, Lauren B. Victor, refused, even after her dining companion complied.
“I felt like I was under attack,” Victor, 49, an urban planner and photographer who lives in the District, said in an interview afterward.
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In D.C., however, protesters wound their way up 14th Street, chanting, “No Justice, No Peace,” and, “Fire, fire, gentrifier — Black people used to live here.”
Near Quincy Street, the crowd gathered outside restaurants, alternately accusing diners of enjoying “White privilege” and encouraging them to show support. At one table, a young man who objected to the intrusion tried to explain that he worked for a nonprofit organization committed to addressing mental health care for Black people and other underserved populations. Protesters crowded in further around the table, shining video lights in the diners’ eyes and exchanging angry words.
The marchers, now about 150 strong, wound their way to Adams Morgan without further incident.
On Columbia Road, a young Black woman who was leading the protest explained the importance of engaging White people in the struggle for justice and encouraged White protesters to take the lead in confronting diners on 18th Street NW.
Several diners at other tables went along, standing or raising their fists, until the crowd homed in on Victor and her companion in front of Los Cuates, a Mexican restaurant.
“I wasn’t actually frightened,” Victor said.
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“It just felt overwhelming to have all of those people come at you. To have a crowd — with all that energy — demand that you do this thing. In the moment it didn’t feel right,” Victor said.
“They like to think because I raise my fist it means something or other.”
As the crowd moved on, Chuck Modiano continued to yell at Victor.
“Good for you — you stood your ground,” Modiano said, demanding to know if she had seen the video of Blake’s shooting. “We’re not going to change this [expletive] for people like you.”
Modiano, who identified himself as a “citizen journalist” who writes for Deadspin, said he wanted to understand her resistance.
“What was in you that you just couldn’t do this?” Modiano asked. “They all did — all the other tables. You were literally the only one of 20 other people. So there was something in you that was different from all the other people.”
Victor explained that she just felt coerced and somewhat threatened — although she also said she wasn’t afraid.
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Found the story from the journalist that posted the video.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/08/25/dc-protesters-blm-diner-confrontation/
Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman
Lauren Victor refused to go along with raising her fist — although she supports the movement
[…]The crowd of protesters confronted a woman seated at a table outside a restaurant on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan and demanded that she raise her fist in a show of solidarity.
“White silence is violence!” protesters chanted, many with fists in the air.
“Are you a Christian?” a protester demanded, yelling into her face.
But the woman, Lauren B. Victor, refused, even after her dining companion complied.
“I felt like I was under attack,” Victor, 49, an urban planner and photographer who lives in the District, said in an interview afterward.
[…]
In D.C., however, protesters wound their way up 14th Street, chanting, “No Justice, No Peace,” and, “Fire, fire, gentrifier — Black people used to live here.”
Near Quincy Street, the crowd gathered outside restaurants, alternately accusing diners of enjoying “White privilege” and encouraging them to show support. At one table, a young man who objected to the intrusion tried to explain that he worked for a nonprofit organization committed to addressing mental health care for Black people and other underserved populations. Protesters crowded in further around the table, shining video lights in the diners’ eyes and exchanging angry words.
The marchers, now about 150 strong, wound their way to Adams Morgan without further incident.
On Columbia Road, a young Black woman who was leading the protest explained the importance of engaging White people in the struggle for justice and encouraged White protesters to take the lead in confronting diners on 18th Street NW.
Several diners at other tables went along, standing or raising their fists, until the crowd homed in on Victor and her companion in front of Los Cuates, a Mexican restaurant.
“I wasn’t actually frightened,” Victor said.
[…]
“It just felt overwhelming to have all of those people come at you. To have a crowd — with all that energy — demand that you do this thing. In the moment it didn’t feel right,” Victor said.
“They like to think because I raise my fist it means something or other.”
As the crowd moved on, Chuck Modiano continued to yell at Victor.
“Good for you — you stood your ground,” Modiano said, demanding to know if she had seen the video of Blake’s shooting. “We’re not going to change this [expletive] for people like you.”
Modiano, who identified himself as a “citizen journalist” who writes for Deadspin, said he wanted to understand her resistance.
“What was in you that you just couldn’t do this?” Modiano asked. “They all did — all the other tables. You were literally the only one of 20 other people. So there was something in you that was different from all the other people.”
Victor explained that she just felt coerced and somewhat threatened — although she also said she wasn’t afraid.
[…]
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IanM
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The only “press report” I found (moments ago) is here in the sequential tweets:
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StudentMI
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Utterly nauseating. And people wonder how others could vote for Trump. Purity tests and racist bullying.
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ThinkingSapien
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I’m not sure of how the question “are you Christian” ties into anything. I can’t make much sense of the scene.
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gam197
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Here is a news article…
Interestingly this video was posted by a Washington Post Reporter and this woman had been marching with the protesters. I had seen other videos of the protesters attacking patrons in restaurants but little response.MSNBC host Joe Scarborough tweeted: “What horrible people.”
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ThinkingSapien
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Found the story and posted it above. Though I still dont understand the relevance of “Are you Christian?”
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Dr_Meinheimer
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This woman is learning that these idiots are beginning to eat their own. It is one big hate-filled group of losers who devour anyone who disagrees or does not bend knee. Mostly white folk too, interestingly.
I too didn’t get the question of “are you a Christian?” as though Christian would have knuckled under in fealty to a mob. She should have asked the lady “are you a human?”
I too didn’t get the question of “are you a Christian?” as though Christian would have knuckled under in fealty to a mob. She should have asked the lady “are you a human?”
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RolandThompsonGunner
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Yeah, I’m just confused.I’m not sure of how the question “are you Christian” ties into anything. I can’t make much sense of the scene.
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Nepperhan
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What does this have to do with the presidential candidates?Utterly nauseating. And people wonder how others could vote for Trump. Purity tests and racist bullying.
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RolandThompsonGunner
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I mean, he’s not wrong. I think Trump may be, pound for pound, the stupidest person to ever grace the national stage. He’s just a giant toddler. That said, I can see the fringe left, with its coercive bullying tactics, driving people into his camp.What does this have to do with the presidential candidates?
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That’s kinda what happened the first time around…
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RidgeSprinter
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reminds me ofHe’s just a giant toddler.
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RolandThompsonGunner
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If we could just replace Trump with a cocker spaniel in human clothes I think it would be a win.
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tuscany
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If we could just replace Trump with a cocker spaniel in human clothes I think it would be a win.
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Just an FYI, not that it will matter to you, but I used to like reading your posts and respected your thoughts. Your post here is so petty and childish that I no longer want to read anything you have to say, so I’ve put you on ignore.
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In all seriousness, if you do read this, I do regret that it bothered you that much. It was just a joke. The internet isn’t all that serious, friend.
In all seriousness, if you do read this, I do regret that it bothered you that much. It was just a joke. The internet isn’t all that serious, friend.
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Cocker Spaniels in suits are cute.
My ex landlady had a cocker spaniel. She was adorable. (The cocker spaniel)
(NB this is a joke, not advocating for the election of the above dog.)
Cocker Spaniels in suits are cute.
My ex landlady had a cocker spaniel. She was adorable. (The cocker spaniel)
(NB this is a joke, not advocating for the election of the above dog.)
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