Minneapolis, Minnesota. Where my son lives. Where I have lived. Twenty minutes from where I now live. There has not been violence against these thugs. They perpetuate violence. They are met with chanting, yelling, swearing, anger. They are not met with violence. I fear the rise in what was already over-the-top aggression is going to lead to what the whole point of this seems to be. Someone is going to snap. Then we will see if democracy can stand.
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I actually watched a Livestream of this yesterday for hours ... really I was transfixed by the actions of the Goon Squad who were just throwing tear gas at people who were chanting and screaming at them.
This was immediately after the murder of another Minnesotan.
How can a crowd of people NOT get angry when people are murdered in their neighborhoods or treated like this?
This is not keeping Americans safe at all.
I also watched yesterday. This has been happening since they got here. It’s just getting more attention. I am so angry, Val. The neighborhoods they have been targeting are not in anyway “gang territory “ which is probably why. They are cowards.
This is me^
I never thought Minnesota would be our front lines. But I also never doubted the people would meet the moment. I have such respect for their -- your -- courage and patriotism.
I could not watch. I saw a short video clip and was sickened. And so angry. I fear what is to come. It will be very ugly, unless a stop is put to this senseless use of force against peaceful people.
By no stretch of the imagination can thugs wielding guns be seen as democracy. This is just rampant machismo.
This is so wrong, on so many levels. And congress just approved funding for them? Scary that so many people look the other way, and others blindly follow the leader.
I’m past the point of giving anyone in power the benefit of the doubt. What’s happening in Minnesota isn’t “security.” It’s intimidation, and everyone can see it. People have every right to be furious when their communities are treated like enemy territory. This isn’t protection. It’s force being used because they think no one will stop them. And the longer it goes on, the more dangerous it gets. Minnesota shouldn’t have to carry this alone, and none of us should pretend this is normal.
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