I was there second week of July. Stayed at the LaQuinta off the river. So pretty close to the time the rioting started.
Went to one cafe in downtown that didn’t get destroyed but I remember the owner/waitress had a black fist RESIST shirt and laughed. She didn’t give off a vibe of being angry or hateful. Quite pleasant actually.
When she left I told my boyfriend “This is the whitest city I’ve ever been to and I live in Scottsdale. White people are the nicest people. What is she resisting?”
A lot of these people I could describe as 'hopeful Socialists'. They tend to be very aware and educated on the bloody history of Communism, and Socialism; but also tend to have convinced themselves of the "Yeah, but it doesn't have to be that way!" lie.
They know it's some kind of Socialistic insurrection, and aren't against it because they are willing to bet their life (for some reason) on the hopethis time it works. So, god help us out here in the PNW. I just hope the riots up North of us helped shake enough people awake.
I was there second week of July. Stayed at the LaQuinta off the river. So pretty close to the time the rioting started.
Went to one cafe in downtown that didn’t get destroyed but I remember the owner/waitress had a black fist RESIST shirt and laughed. She didn’t give off a vibe of being angry or hateful. Quite pleasant actually.
When she left I told my boyfriend “This is the whitest city I’ve ever been to and I live in Scottsdale. White people are the nicest people. What is she resisting?”
A lot of these people I could describe as 'hopeful Socialists'. They tend to be very aware and educated on the bloody history of Communism, and Socialism; but also tend to have convinced themselves of the "Yeah, but it doesn't have to be that way!" lie.
They know it's some kind of Socialistic insurrection, and aren't against it because they are willing to bet their life (for some reason) on the hope this time it works. So, god help us out here in the PNW. I just hope the riots up North of us helped shake enough people awake.