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Protesters Held a “ReOpen the Coast” Rally in Seaside Today. Barely Anyone Showed Up.

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PORTLAND NEEDS WILLAMETTE WEEK, AND WW NEEDS YOU. Our need for strong and independent local journalism is more urgent now than ever.Our readers rely on our comprehensive news reporting. However, COVID-19 haseliminated most of the revenue that funds our work.Please support the city we love by joining our membership program,Friends of Willamette Week. The right-wing demand to immediately lift all stay-home orders traveled across Oregon today without seeming to gather any momentum. A small group of&nbsp;conservative activists held a sleepy protest in Seaside, Ore., on Saturday&nbsp;called ","&nbsp;equating public health shutdowns with tyranny and seeking the attention that has followed similar rallies nationwide. "I would rather die a patriot than a coward," said Haley Adams, one of the event organizers and an associate&nbsp;of a&nbsp;violent men's group called the Proud Boys. "That's why I'm here today." Adams spoke to a crowd of&nbsp;roughly 50&nbsp;demonstrators&nbsp;waving&nbsp;American flags and a Trump 2020 flag in the wind. Seagulls screeched above speeches delivered with a bullhorn. Across the state, in Medford, a somewhat larger crowd attended a "Faith and Freedom" rally that But the crowds did not expand from the May 2 rally at the Oregon Capitol, and&nbsp;any prospect of a Willamette Valley political fight spilling into small towns did not seem to have materialized. Perhaps the small&nbsp;turnout in Seaside was a result of&nbsp;Saturday's dreary weather. But it might also&nbsp;indicate the increasing&nbsp;irrelevance of the&nbsp;"ReOpen" movement. It gained nationwide momentum in April, as conservatives aligned themselves with President Donald Trump over Democratic governors who told people to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;But yesterday, the majority of Oregon , and the very beach&nbsp;at which the protesters gathered . In other words, the very changes protesters are demanding are already happening. Those who did speak espoused conspiracy theories about the virus. A man who identified himself as Avery, a Seaside small business owner, said&nbsp;the pandemic has cost Seaside businesses millions of dollars in damages, and that&nbsp;Bill Gates is to blame. Yards away from the action, diners eating on the&nbsp;outdoor patio of a nearby restaurant glanced toward the protesters. And what appeared to be a group of locals held a red sign that read "GO AWAY," directed at the speakers. A woman who identified herself as Martha gave a&nbsp;short speech toward the end of the rally. "We do not have to be afraid of this virus. This is their way to control us. We were born with an immune system. All you have to do is use it and trust it. Out body is self-healing, it's self regulating,"&nbsp;she said. "I convince people to take off their masks." Become a Friend of Willamette Week. Help support local journalism that makes a difference. Please enable JavaScript to view the Close

PORTLAND NEEDS WILLAMETTE WEEK, AND WW NEEDS YOU. Our need for strong and independent local journalism is more urgent now than ever.Our readers rely on our comprehensive news reporting. However, COVID-19 haseliminated most of the revenue that funds our work.Please support the city we love by joining our membership program,Friends of Willamette Week. The right-wing demand to immediately lift all stay-home orders traveled across Oregon today without seeming to gather any momentum. A small group of&nbsp;conservative activists held a sleepy protest in Seaside, Ore., on Saturday&nbsp;called...

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