How people greeted peaceful young BLM protesters in my town

[RAB910]

[soothsayer]

1. Hey, a couple masks though

Woof

[dalton99a]

9. Not for health reasons, but to prevent identification.

[femmedem]

2. Wow. In my town, the youth-led BLM march was enormous and inspired a lot of love and community pride

I haven't heard of any negative reactions to the marchers, although there have been mixed feelings about the Columbus statue being spray painted red and ultimately removed. I think the vast majority of city residents supported the statue's removal.

The mayor, city councilors, board of ed members, all supported the marchers. No issues with the police during the march, either. We had about 1000 marchers in a city of 27,000, and a lot of the people who didn't march stayed away because of the pandemic.

[Delphinus]

3. What city/state?

TIA.

[RAB910]

4. Northern NJ

I would prefer not to mention the specific town

[Delphinus]

8. No problem,

I understand.

This is really sad - we have SO far to go.

[Mossfern]

10. I live in Northern NJ

and our BLM demonstration was peaceful and inspiring. Lots of people turned out and even the police participated to some extent.
Can you say in which County in New Jersey you live? I'm in Essex.

[RAB910]

12. Essex County as well

[Mossfern]

14. Wow!

I can guess a couple of towns that would fit in your scenario.
It breaks my heart to think that there are people like that who may be my neighbors.
I hope that the Democratic party is active in your town - if not, let me know by DM.

[HotTeaBag]

11. I too live in North Jersey - in Little Falls.

I've always hated most people in this part of New Jersey (en masse - one on one they're OK) and wish I didn't live here. I've been lucky enough to live in a number of cities all over the country and North Jersey folks are the most self-absorbed assholes I've ever met.

This is not surprising. At All.

[gratuitous]

5. They look triggered; are they triggered?

So much more convenient when the racists self identify.

[RAB910]

6. Yeah, they are

and these still don't count all the profanity and racism comments they hurled at the surprisingly calm and collected protestors

[uponit7771]

7. +1, triggered and some of them fired. Doesn't look like there's a tolerance for their racism these

... days

[winstars]

13. Looks just like Selma or anywhere down South in the 1960's. Same type of ASSHOLES!!!!!!

[Blecht]

15. This is why when my high school aged, mixe-race daughter expressed an interest in Europe for college

I have encouraged her every step of the way.

This country is fucked, and I will do everything I can to allow her to escape.

So much Christian hate.

[electric_blue68]

16. Have NJ people....

Northern NJ

(white) they have been supporter of BLM post-Mr Floyd, and some have have been sympathetic before hand.

Makes me happy!
.

It's also been know for decades that NJ has been a racist hotbed KKK, Aryan Nation etc.