Black Lives Matter; The Truth Matters
I was packed into the intersection at Fairfax and Third today with my adult daughter. And I didn’t feel any of this reported aggression.
A veteran of a fair number of protests, this rally was not like any other. It felt intense, powered by focused anger, but not aggressive. I never once felt unsafe or as if the crowd were out of control. People were mad but not hostile. It sounds like a pedantic distinction but there you have it, there was no feeling of impending violence. None at all. Collective fury but not belligerent: coiled vigilance
But there was weird stuff afoot. By the time we arrived late for the call, a clutch of people were talking to the media and eliciting motorist support on the NE CONTINUE READING: Black Lives Matter; The Truth Matters – redqueeninla
