Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Chop-chop...

 Living in CHAZ: What Life is Like in the Seattle Autonomous Zone ...

In real-life, in recent weeks, some arrogant adults with the mentality of  clueless teenagers have carved out what they call the nation of CHOP – formerly, CHAZ. The world’s newest country began as a commune. 

But that was THEN; now, CHOP claims nearly seven square blocks in Seattle, Washington. What’s more: its website is almost as impressive as that of Bangledesh. CHOPites say that armed protesters are patrolling the area, and The Seattle TIMES reports that armed men and women are performing guard duty – some of them carrying AK-47s. 

Ironically, the inane demands of these troublemakers include outlawing the police. This cordoned-off area includes apartment buildings, stores, restaurants, and the boarded-up police station that Seattle’s Mayor ordered abandoned, following threats it would be torched, after CHOP’s honchos issued their demands. CHOP features a “No Cop Co-Op” which provides vegan pizza, veggie burgers, soy milk, and herbal teas, at no charge. 

But then, some homeless people devoured all of their food. Based on footage shown on YouTube, and video from news broadcasts, it appears that CHOP has no barber shops, or beauty salons. Native Americans from the Lakota and Yakima tribes in mid June visited this emerging nation, perhaps to advise CHOP’s leaders on how NOT to throw down against the U.S. government.

Visitors to CHOP walk past a [cardboard] sign which states: ‘YOU ARE NOW LEAVING THE USA’ – not that such signage is necessary. In a generous gift of what amounts to foreign aid, the city of Seattle provided CHOP with free dumpsters, garbage cans and portable toilets. 

On June 12, rappers with a hip-hop band called Marshall Law played in CHOP, performing what they said was music. During breaks, a CHOPite named Michael Taylor told reporters, “we’re trying to take our community back, so we can live without a massive police force … 

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