[The George Floyd murder is turning society inside out]
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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS - THE NEW NATIONAL CONSENSUS  
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June 9, 2020
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_ The George Floyd murder is turning society inside out _

Pulled Over, art by Woodrow White

 

* Who Supports, Who Opposes
* The Public Consensus
* Small Towns Respond
* Inside the Police Culture
* Residents Give Protesters Shelter
* The Armor of God
* Reporters Targeted By Police
* “Playing Favorites”
* The White House Wall
* NFL's New Tune

WHO SUPPORTS, WHO OPPOSES
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June 4, 2020
TRT World

Much of the Democratic Party’s establishment, some Republicans,
mainstream American media and some powerful US brands like Netflix,
Google, Microsoft and Twitter have publicly expressed support for the
largely peaceful protests. 

THE PUBLIC CONSENSUS
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By Geoffrey Skelley
June 5, 2020
FiveThirtyEight

An overwhelming majority of Americans say Floyd’s death was wrong
and the police officers involved should be held accountable. Americans
had mixed views on what has happened during the protests.

SMALL TOWNS RESPOND 

BROADEST PROTEST EVER
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By Lara Putnam, Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman 
June 6, 2020
Washington Post

"THIS TIME FEELS DIFFERENT"
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By Anne Helen Petersen
June 3, 2020
Buzzfeed News

INSIDE THE POLICE CULTURE
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By Tom Nolan
June 2, 2020
The Conversation

The police have deployed a militarized response to what they
accurately or inaccurately believe to be a threat to public order,
private property, and their own safety. 

RESIDENTS GIVE PROTESTERS SHELTER
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By Eoin Higgins
June 2, 2020
Common Dreams

City residents in Washington, D.C. opened their doors to
protesters—mostly teenagers—fleeing police, keeping the
demonstrators safe until curfew lifted.

THE ARMOR OF GOD
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By Matthew Teague
June 3, 2020
The Guardian

People once concerned with piety now crave “an exercise in pure
political power”, and the Bible is no longer a spiritual weapon but
an earthly one.

REPORTERS TARGETED BY POLICE
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By David Smith
June 8, 2020
The Guardian

Many campaigners find the situation impossible to divorce from
Trump’s sustained contempt for the media.

“PLAYING FAVORITES”
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By David Mack
June 5, 2020
Buzzfeed News

A viral video showed an officer telling a group of armed white men
protecting a store to avoid being arrested for violating a curfew so
officers "don't look like [they're] playing favorites." The video has
prompted a public apology from the chief of police in Salem, Oregon.

THE WHITE HOUSE WALL
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By Kelsey Proud, Julie Strupp, Jenny Gathright, and Nathan Diller
June 7, 2020
DCist

While the closest the public can get to the White House is about 600
feet away, the fence around the people’s house is again being
reclaimed by the people. The line between protest sign and art is up
to the beholder, but plenty of both now adorn the fence’s exterior
face.

NFL TURNS AROUND ON RACISM
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By Joel Anderson
June 7, 2020
Slate

The new stance comes from the very same place as the league’s
previous prohibition of peaceful protests during the anthem: a morally
bankrupt commitment to shifting with the winds of what its white fans
find acceptable.

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