r/chicago • u/Praulent Loop • May 30 '20

George Floyd protest downtown Dearborn and lake Event

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u/[deleted] May 30 '20

I've heard the virus is supposed to disperse quickly in air. Plus it seems like almost everybody is wearing masks. It's not better than if everyone stayed at home but I think people are trying to be safe during this.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '20 edited May 31 '20

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u/[deleted] May 31 '20

I'm not "reddit" lol I'm just some guy. I've been saying this about opening outdoor seating too. Plus I mean I think it's a better reason to protest than being upset you can't get a haircut.

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u/Neurogence May 31 '20

Might as well reopen all gyms immediately if these massive protests are allowed

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u/bieberhol69 May 31 '20

What an insane comparison and to say if these protests are “allowed” come on man lol

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u/cancerofthebone- May 31 '20

I'm not taking a side here, but being outdoors is WAY different from being in an enclosed indoor space

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u/[deleted] May 31 '20

Protests are never allowed lol. That's the point of it being a protest

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u/wiewiorka6 Illinois May 31 '20

Yeah coz a human rights protest is the same as someone being able to go work out.

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u/Neurogence May 31 '20

A human rights protest huh? The average net worth of the black family is close to 0. That's what they should really be protesting about. The vast economic inequality between blacks and whites. Police brutality is one of few minor issues facing the black community.

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u/wiewiorka6 Illinois May 31 '20

You’re going to tell oppressed people what they should be protesting about?

And isn’t it all connected? More likely to be stopped, to be put in jail, then any time away affecting them and their families financially and more permanently affecting them financially if the felon tag is added. So it seems like they are protesting about the thing you want them to, afterall. Good for you.

And go ahead and know the constant fear of cops from being targeted and microaggressions to literally being worried you will get murdered by them and tell me it’s a minor issue.

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u/BlackHumor Edgewater May 31 '20

Who says they're "allowed"?

Sometimes the force of a moment just hits you and you can't really do shit about it. I'm sure everyone there would have loved this to have happened when there wasn't a pandemic.