Counterprotesters try to mute message of stay-at-home opponents

[Judi Lynn]

Source: NBC News

"We’re not there to literally go toe to toe," said an organizer with the group Refuse Fascism.
May 1, 2020, 12:04 AM CDT
By Dennis Romero

As demonstrators who want to get back to work planned a show of force in multiple U.S. cities Friday for International Workers Day, counterprotesters said they would hold their own rallies in support of keeping non-essential businesses closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The lunchtime counterprotests are being organized by the organization Refuse Fascism.

"We are nonviolent," said Chantelle Hershberger, an organizer of the Los Angeles rally. "We’re not there to literally go toe-to-toe."

Demonstrators in Los Angeles will wear masks and practice social distancing as they march to City Hall, where Reopen America protesters were expected to gather, she said.



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[Judi Lynn]

2. They would need to think about it a little longer!

[riversedge]

4. "I think not showing up legitimizes these folks," she said.

I am glad there are these counter protesters.


.............Demonstrators in Los Angeles will wear masks and practice social distancing as they march to City Hall, where Reopen America protesters were expected to gather, she said.

"We will be following social distancing precautions, knowing that we are putting our lives in danger," Hershberger said.

She said the reopening crowd was receiving a lot of attention, including armed protesters storming the Michigan Capitol on Thursday, even as a majority of Americans support social distancing and stay-at-home orders.

"I think not showing up legitimizes these folks," she said.

[rockfordfile]

5. Well I would be careful because this is about protecting American lives from world health crisis