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Related: About this forumPro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders
While many Americans are filled with fear, Melissa Ackison says the coronavirus pandemic has filled her with anger. The stay-at home orders are government overreach, the conservative Ohio state Senate candidate says, and the labeling of some workers as essential arbitrary.
It enrages something inside of you, said Ackison, who was among those who protested Republican Gov. Mike DeWines orders at the statehouse in Columbus with her 10-year-old son. She has no fear whatsoever of contracting the virus, she said Thursday, dismissing it as hype.
The Ohio protest was among a growing number staged outside governors mansions and state Capitols across the country. In places like Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, small-government groups, supporters of President Donald Trump, anti-vaccine advocates, gun rights backers and supporters of right-wing causes have united behind a deep suspicion of efforts to shut down daily life to slow the spread of the coronavirus. As their frustration with life under lockdown grows, theyve started to openly defy the social distancing rules in an effort to put pressure on governors to ease them.
Some of the protests have been small events, promoted via Facebook groups that have popped up in recent days and whose organizers are sometimes difficult to identify. Others are backed by groups funded by prominent Republicans donors, some with ties to Trump. The largest so far, a rally of thousands that jammed the streets of Lansing, Michigan, on Wednesday, looked much like one of the presidents rallies complete with MAGA hats or Trump flags or one of the tea party rallies from a decade ago.
https://apnews.com/ea4c17f541c7c63fac52941a6f43b885
It enrages something inside of you, said Ackison, who was among those who protested Republican Gov. Mike DeWines orders at the statehouse in Columbus with her 10-year-old son. She has no fear whatsoever of contracting the virus, she said Thursday, dismissing it as hype.
The Ohio protest was among a growing number staged outside governors mansions and state Capitols across the country. In places like Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, small-government groups, supporters of President Donald Trump, anti-vaccine advocates, gun rights backers and supporters of right-wing causes have united behind a deep suspicion of efforts to shut down daily life to slow the spread of the coronavirus. As their frustration with life under lockdown grows, theyve started to openly defy the social distancing rules in an effort to put pressure on governors to ease them.
Some of the protests have been small events, promoted via Facebook groups that have popped up in recent days and whose organizers are sometimes difficult to identify. Others are backed by groups funded by prominent Republicans donors, some with ties to Trump. The largest so far, a rally of thousands that jammed the streets of Lansing, Michigan, on Wednesday, looked much like one of the presidents rallies complete with MAGA hats or Trump flags or one of the tea party rallies from a decade ago.
https://apnews.com/ea4c17f541c7c63fac52941a6f43b885
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Pro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders (Original Post)
Nacht Owl
Apr 2020
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gordianot
(15,277 posts)1. I want to say go forth get sick and maybe die but that does not work.
She would just end up spreading it, I doubt she feels enough for anyone that she cares the consequences of her actions. When approached by this woman, anyone like her, any active Republican, be sure to act accordingly to protect your life and the lives of those you care for.
magicguido
(6,315 posts)2. So sad there is no pill for Stupid.
Blues Heron
(5,975 posts)3. So much whining
They can't even get a bucket of paint to paint their house? WTF