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Post by robeiae on Jun 8, 2020 20:39:28 GMT -5
The LA/Hollywood protests were quite impressive, both for their size and lack of violent incidents: ktla.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-demanding-racial-justice-return-to-hollywood-downtown-l-a/That said, Covid-19. California has done pretty well with Covid-19, comparatively speaking. Those are serious crowds in LA. Many are wearing masks, but many aren't. And there's no social distancing, obviously. A serious spike in Cali could ripple across other States that have started to open up.
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Post by markesq on Jun 9, 2020 9:59:10 GMT -5
I saw the photos as was both impressed and horrified. I feel like I'm the only one in my community (Austin) who is still worried about the pandemic - people are going about their business almost as normal.
The worst thing about it, as silly as it may seem, is that my son (15) plays soccer at a high level, for a good club. They had try-outs last week, but he was allowed to rejoin the team without showing up because the coaches know him. But they've also resumed training and I'm not letting him go. I worry it'll count against him when team selection time comes but I can't understand why all the other parents are fine with regular training resuming. I'm convinced this will all lead to another wave in a month or even three weeks...
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Post by robeiae on Jun 9, 2020 12:24:56 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Jun 10, 2020 8:59:33 GMT -5
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Post by michaelw on Jun 10, 2020 9:50:36 GMT -5
Exactly. Aren't the cops supposed to be reducing the crime rate?
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Post by robeiae on Jun 10, 2020 13:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Jun 10, 2020 19:01:58 GMT -5
Interesting discussion by two top black intellectuals:
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Post by michaelw on Jun 12, 2020 9:59:30 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Jun 12, 2020 15:28:24 GMT -5
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Post by Optimus on Jun 12, 2020 18:04:30 GMT -5
*cough, cough* He makes several of those points in the vid I posted but nobody ever watches vids that I post *cough,cough*
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Post by robeiae on Jun 12, 2020 18:18:15 GMT -5
Actually, "he" is one of those guys in the vid you posted...lol.
ETA: And that's something I just realized, in going back to check your vid.
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Post by Optimus on Jun 12, 2020 18:38:34 GMT -5
Actually, "he" is one of those guys in the vid you posted...lol. ETA: And that's something I just realized, in going back to check your vid. Lol, uh....what did you think I meant when I said "he?" (McWhorter)
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Post by robeiae on Jun 12, 2020 18:46:12 GMT -5
Oh, I thought you meant the author made several of the same points that were already made in the video. My bad, poor comprehension. I blame public schooling...
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Post by Optimus on Jun 12, 2020 18:53:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just making a joke that I guess it's easier to read an article than watch him talk about it himself, so when I post vids people just ignore them.
For everyone's future reference, though, all of my posts are crucially important and incredibly entertaining and they should always be treated with the highest levels of respect and attention.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 13, 2020 8:08:32 GMT -5
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