While 10 days of protests following the police-caused death of George Floyd have largely replaced COVID-19 as the news story of the moment, Bill Maher sees a direct link between the two. Shutting d…
have largely replaced COVID-19 as the news story of the moment, Bill Maher sees a direct link between the two.host argued during a panel segment on the show, motivated more protesters to take to the streets. That added influx has complicated the local community response and increased the burden on police.
At other points in the show, Maher described the protests as “justified” and did not expressly conflate looting with peaceful protests. He categorically rejected the response of many Republicans, who have called for a War on Terror reaction to protests, including the use of military troops. Still, Maher’s main point was that one traumatic event in the country led to another.
“They’re not out there protesting about opening up our economy,” he said. “They’re out there protesting about the murder of this man and the impact it’s had on our civil society. But they’re wearing their masks. There’s still this consciousness, even though we’re not talking about COVID-19, it’s still in the back of their minds as they’re marching and protesting.”
Two factors have come into play, Brooks said. “First, the virus has disproportionately affected people of color and the poor,” she said. “If it were a bunch of white GOP voters in the suburbs dropping dead from COVID in massive numbers, then maybe the White House’s response would have been different.” That realization, she added, has created a “baseline stress” that has been expressed during the protests.
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