2020-06-06 | People in autocratic countries risk everything to protest. Now that right is under threat in the U.S. - The Washington Post
'The White House — the so-called People’s House — is, on the other hand, almost disappearing from public view behind fences erected to keep away protesters. '
'But what we experienced near the White House was a very clear reminder of what’s at stake, and it felt different than the demonstrations we have covered in other parts of the world. '
'The peaceful protests I witnessed with my wife strike at the heart of our very notions of equality and justice. '
'Like in many countries, where leaders live in fortified palaces or military bases, our chances of ever again being able to get up close to the White House — long a vivid symbol of our proximity to those who govern this land — may be gone forever. '
'She was pushing a stroller with her sleeping infant girl, whom she had taken down to the protests. '
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'The White House — the so-called People’s House — is, on the other hand, almost disappearing from public view behind fences erected to keep away protesters. '
'But what we experienced near the White House was a very clear reminder of what’s at stake, and it felt different than the demonstrations we have covered in other parts of the world. '
'The peaceful protests I witnessed with my wife strike at the heart of our very notions of equality and justice. '
'Like in many countries, where leaders live in fortified palaces or military bases, our chances of ever again being able to get up close to the White House — long a vivid symbol of our proximity to those who govern this land — may be gone forever. '
'She was pushing a stroller with her sleeping infant girl, whom she had taken down to the protests. '
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