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damnatio_memoriae t1_iyxnptp wrote

Reply to comment by therealsealdeal in NYC woman pummeled at Columbia University China COVID protest by NetQuarterLatte

so the woman on the right was not part of the protest? so why was she standing with them?

this guy definitely shouldn't have punched anyone but i guess i can see how he got confused.

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therealsealdeal t1_iyxowm1 wrote

these are vigils that also function as protests. this one, like many others, seemed to allow anyone to speak over the microphone, which makes sense as one of their main requests is free speech.

she was free to join and voice her disapproval (a minority opinion at these events); the audience was free to boo her, which they did; he was not free to punch her

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