#FreeTN is planning a rally to reopen Tennessee for this Sunday from 2 to 4pm in front of the historic courthouse and city hall in Nashville.
Despite the WHO now publicly admitting that Coronavirus spread via asymptomatic people is “very rare”, which means there is no more reason to insist on physical distancing, and despite the fact that “flattening the curve” has successfully been accomplished two months ago, some restrictions are still in place in Tennessee. This stands in contrast to governor Bill Lee’s original promise that his initial executive order would expire on April 14th, i.e. almost two months ago (it was later extended, contrary to his word, and then followed up with additional orders that created new restrictions and kept many others in place) .
In the capital, Nashville, the situation is even more absurd, as mayor John Cooper called on Nashvilians to attend a protest with thousands of people (which ended with the courthouse and city hall being set on fire and downtown buildings being looted and vandalized), but still refuses to lift restrictions for businesses and churches.
As this is obviously no longer about health, as the mayor’s call to attend a mass protest proves, Tennesseans are now demanding to end the remaining restrictions.