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My concluding grafs. Read the whole thing:
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“Los Angeles is amazing,” one spectator said to me. I have lived here for over 20 years, and I never felt that sentiment as strongly as in that moment. These protests, which have been abbreviated in the media as “unrest,” were actually a cry of hope, and a reminder of the human need for community, the need to turn to each other to find something to believe in. As day moved into night, LAPD mobilized to kettle protesters and push them back from the Roybal Federal Building and the Civic Center area. But the infinitesimally small number of acts tarring the proceedings with a dubious tag of violence cannot compete with the core reasons why people are in the streets. Thousands are willing to rise up against the snatching of their family and friends and neighbors. Thousands more are likely to join them in the coming days. Sometimes, a snowball only gains momentum when it rolls downhill. Especially when accompanied by guitar and accordion.
June 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM