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Somewhat surprised at the controversy this act has generated.

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Then They Came For the Drummers, Chanters, Chalk Artists, Trash Pickers, Balloon Carriers, Bike-Helmeted Moms and Naked Athena

by Abby Zimet, Further columnist

"Thus do we now have the grossly under-reported spectacle of unnamed, unbadged, unaccountable hoodlums in camo combat gear and unmarked vans wildly tear-gassing and pepper-balling engaged citizens, city officials, medics, media, support tents, people drawing with chalk on sidewalks, culinary-minded patriots grilling Riot Ribs amidst the teargas, and marchers wielding chants, signs, masks, drums, balloons, umbrellas, dance moves, litter picker-uppers and other weapons of peace. They include the bike-helmeted Wall of Moms, who've turned out in growing numbers in hopes of "protecting peaceful citizens’ right to protest,” by now a quaint idea. “We wanted to look like we were going to Target, like normal people,” said their organizer. They got tear-gassed too, though in indomitable mom fashion they also began sharing anti-tear-gas recipes online. They were also joined by a dramatic "Naked Athena," a lone woman wearing only a mask and cap, who emerged from the tear gas and struck yoga poses before the stunned goons; they eventually shot pepper balls at her feet, but she didn't seem to notice, and for a moment, wrote one admirer, "the forces of destruction were abashed." Meanwhile, the protests have grown, as has the hashtag #PoliceState. This weekend, the Lincoln Project released a new, Holocaust-echoing ad about the coming of fascism titled, "This Is How It Starts." A few days ago, it seemed over the top. Now, it doesn't."

[commondreams.org]

WilliamCharles 8 July 22
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