Protester at Million MAGA March

“But there is one key difference between social justice protests and Trump rallies: Those attending BLM protests by and large grasp the danger and are motivated to reduce their risk, while a large share of those attending Trump rallies deny that there is a danger at all.

Where are the harm-reduction practices at Trump’s rallies? The most recent events, in Nevada and Arizona, have been held indoors. Compared with those outdoors, indoor gatherings could increase the risk of transmission by 18 to 19 times. Many attendees appeared to not wear masks. Some rallygoers in Michigan called covid-19 a “fake pandemic” and spoke about mask-wearing as an infringement on their rights. Trump himself was not wearing a mask at the rallies. He used his platform to mock public health practices. It seems reasonable, then, to worry that many attendees engage in other risky behaviors, such as hugging and shaking hands. Do they participate in higher-transmission activities before and after rallies, such as going to tightly packed bars and indoor restaurants? When they return to home, do they ignore guidance to self-quarantine and get tested?

And that’s the key difference between social justice protests and Trump’s political rallies. This is what public health experts should counter with when we come under fire for appearing to support one cause over the other. It’s not our job to judge why people are at an event, but it is our duty to explain — based on science — what makes one event higher-risk than another.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/protests-and-trump-rallies-both-carry-covid-19-risks-but-theres-a-reason-trumps-rallies-are-worse/2020/09/15/a677ddde-f791-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html

So as you can see, we all agree that large gatherings are bad.

But there is a difference. One is at least at the very minimum , understandable, because it’s calling for justice. The attendees don’t think it’s a fake hoax and are more likely to quarantine after and get tested. Don’t go out to eat , don’t hold INDOOR rally’s to simply celebrate “owning the libs”

Again, you’re clearly wrong and are not at all an educated voice on the matter.

I never once said I condone either, I said I understand.

You acting like unneeded MAGA rally’s aren’t as bad when they’ve literally killed members of of own government is just laughable. I can assure you, if trump had won, the people who don’t think this is a real pandemic , would have gathered as well. Trump would have held another rally and you’d be looking for a reason to excuse it.

Boom. Ya wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.

Thanks for playing.

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