America Under Siege

It hurts my head to have to write this post, but I feel it must be said.  Anyone that knows me knows I’m not afraid to say what I think, even when it’s unpopular.  I’m also sure that the post will upset some of you on my friend’s list, that’s life and you’ll either get over it or you won’t.  These are my thoughts, and I will not apologize for them.

Let me start out by saying my friends list is as diverse as our great nation.  There are men and women of every age, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality etc. and I try to learn from you all.

I believe that the insurgents that stormed the United States Capitol are domestic terrorists and should be regarded as enemies of the state.  I also do not equate the storming of the Capitol with the BLM protests over the last few years.  I contend that differences could not be greater.  The Black Lives Matter protests were spawned by the killing of black and brown men and women at the hands of the police in which most of the cops went unpunished.  The attack on our Capitol was spawned by the loss of Donald J Trump’s bid for re-election. 

I have heard friends and family declare that I and most people I know were “silent” during the BLM protests, that not only didn’t we say anything about the protests we ignored the riots that grew from the protests.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  The majority of the left did not condone the property damage or looting and in fact there is evidence of the proud boys and other right-wing groups instigating some of the mayhem (google umbrella man). 

Tens of thousands of Americans of all races, creeds, sexualities etc. marched in the streets of America’s cities in support of the BLM movement. Contrast that to the President and some in his administration making false claims of voter fraud that of the assault on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021 where President Trump and his top staff encouraged violence.    

So, there ya have it folks, our sore loser president was successful in getting a few thousand of his most ardent supporters to attack the sovereignty of the United States based on lies and you are comparing it to men and women protesting the unnecessary loss of life to black and brown men and women.  Sore loser vs. some bad cops killing people.

Oh, and Happy New Years to you all.