I went to one of the reopen Colorado rallies a while back. I was called a grandma murder, selfish, and a moron among other things. Thousands of people wished death upon the attendees in comments all over the web. The news media chastised us. The Mayor and Gov had not so nice things to say about us refusing to stay home.

But the mayor and Gov literally thanked these people over the last three days. The mayor said "he hears them, he sees them, he stands with them".

One protests didn't damage a thing. The others have cost an amazing amount of damage.

One protest shook hands and chatted with the police. One protest wishes death to the police.

One protest carried American flags and sang patriotic songs even though the government was busy taking away their rights. The other protest hates America.

One protest was regarding a topic that DIRECTLY affected the people protesting. The other is about a situation that has nothing to do with them.

One protest ended with people cleaning up and heading home in peace. The other ends in riots, each day.

But for some reason, the first protest got nothing but condemnation while the other one gets literal thanks.

These times are fucked up.