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The NYT dedicates nearly 1,500 words to documenting supposed racism in a Washington town of 8,000 people...and comes up with zero evidence of racism whatsoever. This is only national news because the NYT is trash. nytimes.com/2020/07/16/us/…
The entire story is people kept writing "BLM" in chalk on city streets, the city washed off the messages -- there is zero evidence the city was discriminating based on message, btw -- and neighbors then offered the "chalk artists" their driveways as venues for the chalk art.
But the implication of the piece is that hidden in the hearts of evil small-town Washingtonians is abiding hatred for minorities...and, apparently, chalk. Also, chalk changes the world. Or something.
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