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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Exercising the right to protest, COVID-19
“Government won’t do squat.”* That’s the slogan I imagine for the open up protesters in Clearwater, Florida exercising their right to protest against the closure of their gyms. Frustrated that they can’t get to the weight stack or the cardio … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, calisthenics, Clearwater, Durkheim, exercise, Florida, open up, Puyallup, Ron DeSantis, Washington
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Are the Open-Up protests winning? What does winning mean? COVID-19
Dramatic, often confrontational, protests by small groups to “open up” seem to be working. The protests certainly haven’t enjoyed the support of most Americans. A substantial majority of Americans oppose a quick lifting of restrictions on public life and are … Continue reading
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Tagged business, California, CDC, courts, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer, guns, masks, Michigan, Ohio, open up, public opinion, vaccines, Wisconsin
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Gavin Newsom, Jonah, protest, and the preparation paradox, COVID-19
Gavin Newsom, governor of California–where I live–has done a pretty good job in managing the awful coronacrisis. He’s acted quickly and decisively, taken strong measures informed by science and data, and has explained his decisions. It’s been a hassle: after … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, California, coronacrisis, COVID-19, Gavin Newsom, Huntington Beach, Jay Inslee, Jonah, Mike DeWine, Nineveh, Ohio, open up, paradox of prevention, preparation, Sacramento, Washington
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It’s the guns, COVID-19
Guns aren’t the only way to threaten public safety, as open up protesters screaming into the faces of masked police officers surely know. The police are wearing masks to avoid the possibility of infecting other people. Those medical masks are … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Panther Party, California, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, guns, Huey Newton, Huntington Beach, masks, Michigan, NRA, open up, Ronald Reagan, Sacramento
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Protest is contagious; where we are….
The first picture is of a open up protest at the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison, on August 24, featuring a turnout estimated at a couple of thousand people, certainly one of the largest turnouts at these protests so far. … Continue reading
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Tagged contagion, COVID-19, demonstration effect, diffusion, Madison, nurses, open up, Wisconsin
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