{"id":1147575,"date":"2021-12-23T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1147575"},"modified":"2021-12-23T18:50:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T23:50:24","slug":"boston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor Implies Vax Mandate Protesters Chanting \u2018USA\u2019 Were Fueled By \u2018Hatred And Fear And Confusion\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1147575&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) told Boston public radio that hatred, fear, confusion, and anti-Asian sentiment fueled protesters who chanted \u201cUSA!\u201d and sang the Star-Spangled Banner in city hall earlier this week while she announced a new mandate that will require city workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and businesses to require patrons to be fully-vaccinated as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve grown up my whole life knowing what it feels like to feel invisible or othered, and this is an experience that far too many Americans share,\u201d Wu told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/politics\/2021\/12\/22\/wu-says-hateful-comments-have-flooded-her-office-since-announcing-new-vaccine-regulations\">GBH<\/a>. \u201cStanding at the podium, hearing the demonstrators who were opposing our policies singing patriotic songs and chanting \u2018USA\u2019 \u2014 the message was clear that we don\u2019t belong here in their eyes, and shouldn\u2019t be trying to take away something that they perceive they have and are losing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/boston-protesters-sing-star-spangled-banner-in-rally-against-progressive-mayors-new-vaccine-mandate\">reported<\/a>, Wu announced on Monday a new string of vaccine mandates and was bombarded immediately by union protesters and city employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very sad situation,\u201d she continued. \u201cBecause we\u2019ve gotten so far from the American values that brought my family and so many families here, amidst tremendous sacrifice, to be part of this special place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wu also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2021\/12\/23\/michelle-wu-hateful-messages-vaccine-requirement\/\">said<\/a> that it was wrong for protesters to equate being anti-vax with being patriotic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still a part of our society, even in this state, even in this city, that really feels like something is being taken away from them,\u201d Wu also said. \u201cThat is based in misinformation, it\u2019s based in, I think at some level, hatred, and fear and confusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wu did tell Boston radio that she has experienced hateful messages online. Under Massachusetts\u2019 GOP primary gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl\u2019s Facebook page, several users left racist, anti-Asian comments regarding the mandate; for example:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCommunist Wu needs to go back to China. \u2026 You want civil war, you\u2019ll get one,\u201d one commenter said in response to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DiehlForMA\/posts\/452071886286646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>&nbsp;from Diehl about his opposition to Boston\u2019s new requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnother oriental in a government position,\u201d said another. \u201c[I]s it me or are there way more oriental people within all facets and levels of influence \u2026 Has China already taken over or are they getting situated to take control of everything[?]\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Diehl named Robert Orlando categorically denied to GBH that his campaign had anything to do with those comments:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGeoff\u2019s comments, and those of official members of his campaign team, regarding Mayor Wu and her recent public statements and mandates are the only ones which should be ascribed to him,\u201d Orlando said in an email. \u201cThe standard that a politician should denounce public commentary on social media by people not connected to his campaign is not a standard that you, or most in the media, would apply to any other politician, and, as such, we are expecting that it not be applied to the Diehl campaign either.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that there is no evidence of racism at either today\u2019s rally or at the one earlier in the week at Boston City Hall. While there were signs on Monday and Thursday calling Wu communist or comparing the mandate to communism, those are not jabs directed solely at Wu. Those opposed to vaccine mandates across the country have compared the government restrictions to communism.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be noted that the crowd of protesters Monday was diverse. On Thursday morning, a separate protest formed outside of Boston Police Precinct Number 3, where Wu was scheduled to speak. Chair of Boston Catholic Radio, Louis Murray, documented the protest:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sorry brothers that you had to guard the door. We know you are \u2018on the job\u2019, but ya think the Great Wu would come out and talk to the people. Do <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Progressive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Progressive<\/a> Mayor Karen\u2019s hide behind phalanxes? Why yes they do (when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NPR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimbraude?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimbraude<\/a> are busy) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CXGQTKw1IC\">pic.twitter.com\/CXGQTKw1IC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louis L. Murray Jr (@LouisLMurrayJr1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LouisLMurrayJr1\/status\/1474018868301635588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hearty &amp; diverse crowd of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CivilRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CivilRights<\/a> protesters about 28 degrees \ud83c\udf21 in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Boston<\/a> . They\u2019re not letting cold stop \u2018em. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorWu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorWu<\/a> rumor has it you ran back to City Hall when you saw the welcome committee? Is it True Wu? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z9I3UMKHJr\">pic.twitter.com\/Z9I3UMKHJr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Louis L. Murray Jr (@LouisLMurrayJr1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LouisLMurrayJr1\/status\/1474007095909523457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a moment that might undercut Wu\u2019s claims that anti-vax mandate protests are done out of ignorance, Wu said that the city in part had to implement the mandate so that businesses that might have done so on their own would not face similar backlash. Of course, that might indicate the protesters were motivated not by bigotry, but by opposing what some characterize as \u201cforced\u201d vaccinations and a dwindling of freedoms.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) told Boston public radio that hatred, fear, confusion, and anti-Asian sentiment fueled protesters who chanted \u201cUSA!\u201d and sang the Star-Spangled Banner in city hall earlier this week while she announced a new mandate that will require city workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and businesses to require patrons to be &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}