Protests are breaking out all over the country and Facebook has just taken steps to shut them down. Facebook is purging groups that are organizing protests against the lockdown, arguing protests “violate stay at home orders.”
This is identical to China reinforcing Chinese Communist Party tyranny except they haven’t killed anyone yet. They are just making people disappear.
Facebook has declared the protests are misinformation:
Zuck admits to classifying protests as “harmful misinformation” in weaponizing ban. There is no misinterpreting what he is doing. Congress should be going ballistic right now. When are the hearings? https://t.co/dD92JM2MW2
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) April 20, 2020
This is very disturbing. Will constitutional lawyers take notice???
This is free speech, but apparently it’s only for the socialist/communist Democrats.
Why is @Facebook colluding with state governments to quash peoples free speech?
Regardless of what you think about the lockdowns or the protests against them, this is a chilling & disturbing government directed shutdown of peoples 1st Amendment rights. Very dangerous! https://t.co/rnG09TSVhI
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 20, 2020
HARRISBURG PROTESTS
Protesters gathered in Harrisburg, Pa., on Monday to demonstrate against a statewide stay-at-home order put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Video footage shows crowds gathering by the state capitol building. Some are not wearing face coverings in violation of the state orders.
Some of the protesters were holding flags supporting President Trump, and others were waving signs urging officials to “re-open PA.”
Protesters were also driving cars through the rally honking horns in support of the demonstration and waving signs.
Hundreds of people are rallying in #Harrisburg to end the non-essential businesses statewide shutdown https://t.co/rchA3fbwKk pic.twitter.com/PSG7xeZrr8
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) April 20, 2020
The demonstration is allegedly organized by three groups, “Re-open Pennsylvania,” “End the Lockdown Pennsylvania,” and “Pennsylvania Against Excessive Quarantine,” a local ABC News affiliate reported.
An “Operation Gridlock Pennsylvania” event is scheduled to begin at noon by a Facebook group called “Pennsylvanians Against Excessive Quarantine” that has nearly 67,000 members. The group was created by Chris Dorr, an Ohio gun activist, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The scene in Harrisburg, Pa.
Video via @miguelmarquez
— Robert Costa (@costareports) April 20, 2020
BREAKING — PA PROTEST: Protesters, many of whom appear to be Trump supporters, are demonstrating against state lockdown orders outside the Pennsylvania capitol building in Harrisburg
https://t.co/HjXxkZgi0w— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 20, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA WARNS THE PROTESTERS
Pennsylvania officials warned against the planned protest last week.
“If you come to Harrisburg and you’re not practicing social distancing, then you are putting all of yourselves at risk,” Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s health secretary, said Thursday, the Inquirer noted. “So if a gathering like that happens and they’re not practicing social distancing … then they will be more at risk for contracting the dangerous virus.”
People should wear masks if they plan to get within the 6-foot limit, but they have the right to protest.
All of the organizers and attendees are being demonized in the media as fringe groups of the far-right. The social media trolls are calling them every name you can think of, such as racists, stupid, F***bags, ignoramuses, and dangerous.
BUFFALO PROTESTS
There are also protests in Buffalo today:
Some of the sights of today’s “Gridlock Buffalo” protest in Niagara Square. Protesters want the economy to reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic. @NewsRadio930 pic.twitter.com/STTTEXm3mz
— Brendan Keany (@BrendanKeany) April 20, 2020
#OpenNY protest happening in Niagara Square in Buffalo right now. pic.twitter.com/w0EtmGUfOG
— Ryan Whalen (@RyanWhalenCT) April 20, 2020
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Quit complaining about Facebook and just delete your account and don’t use it.
Zuckerborg is the arbiter of all data for the comrades of the glorious people’s collective.
Thinking is hard and messy so esteemed party member Zuckerborg will take care of that for all members of the worthless useless hive of conformity.
Freethinkers are dangerous thoughtcriminals who will be purged digitally and later there will be a final solution to the wrongthink problem.
Forward! Yes we can.
Government ORDERING healthy people to stay home, not assemble, etc. is unconstitutional and outright tyranny and what our wise forefathers added the Bill of Rights to protect us from. Unfortunately the tyrannical government zealots are the ones charged with enforcing our rights so mass protests are our only defense.
Is Zuckerberg a complete idiot, or just ignorant. HOW is protesting a “policy” declared “misinformation”. The misinformation is calling a policy protest “misinformation”. This state is having one Thursday and ordinarily I wouldn’t bother. I’m fed up enough to go. I’m in a position where I can’t even take a shower because someone will have to “enter” my home. That is “verboten” under the “guidelines”.
People will find a way around Fakebook, and Zuck the Schmuck will realize he’s not the be-all and end-all of social media.