You are right, Terry. Hate is heavy and exhausting, and ultimately not sustainable. I appreciate you ending this article with how people in Minneapolis are forming support groups this time of turmoil. When GF was murdered, so many protestors lashed out at businesses and the communities. This time, people (and our leaders) are sticking together. And optics ARE extremely important. Everyone needs to check their behavior. It's a fine line to stand up for justice, and yet not have behavior be misinterpreted.
We must protest, we must do it peacefully, we must gather and do it peacefully. You can’t spin crowds of peaceful Minnesotans bundled up in the cold “saying this is not right”. I keep turning to the memory of John Lewis for inspiration. He leaves us with such an example of how to show up. I am grateful to my fellow citizens.
I’m losing hope that the left can connect the dots as to what excesses led to Trump being twice-elected and where we are now in Minneapolis. “Abolish ICE” will be about as successful as “Defund the Police.”
This is a battle about immigration law. Mpls sanctuary policies remove cooperation between local police and federal law enforcement. Some people believe undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay. Protestors are not always peaceful, and include obstruction, and agressive actions aimed at protecting residents from ICE. In turn, ICE is agressive and their rules of engagement are unclear. Some are offended by the idea that is should be necessary to carry proof of citizenship. Emotions run high.
You are right, Terry. Hate is heavy and exhausting, and ultimately not sustainable. I appreciate you ending this article with how people in Minneapolis are forming support groups this time of turmoil. When GF was murdered, so many protestors lashed out at businesses and the communities. This time, people (and our leaders) are sticking together. And optics ARE extremely important. Everyone needs to check their behavior. It's a fine line to stand up for justice, and yet not have behavior be misinterpreted.
We must protest, we must do it peacefully, we must gather and do it peacefully. You can’t spin crowds of peaceful Minnesotans bundled up in the cold “saying this is not right”. I keep turning to the memory of John Lewis for inspiration. He leaves us with such an example of how to show up. I am grateful to my fellow citizens.
Walz and Frey are playing it right. We can’t afford further escalation from Trump. Glad Walz has the National Guard ready in case Trump does escalate.
So many impeachable offenses for Trump, I’m losing count.
I’m losing hope that the left can connect the dots as to what excesses led to Trump being twice-elected and where we are now in Minneapolis. “Abolish ICE” will be about as successful as “Defund the Police.”
This is a battle about immigration law. Mpls sanctuary policies remove cooperation between local police and federal law enforcement. Some people believe undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay. Protestors are not always peaceful, and include obstruction, and agressive actions aimed at protecting residents from ICE. In turn, ICE is agressive and their rules of engagement are unclear. Some are offended by the idea that is should be necessary to carry proof of citizenship. Emotions run high.