Yea not like having a leader say people do what they do as they rear down the county.
ya ****.
So the actions of tin pot dictatorships are fine so long as they go after people you don’t like. Quick question, and only one question. What happens when they come after you?
Did you ever think if you obey the law, you actually don't have anything to worry about? What a novel idea.
I believe the British said the same thing. I am sure the Chinese said it.
Just think if the democrsts leaders of seattle took care of this problem months ago. This wouldn't be happening. But we know liberals don't think.
I am betting you are a fan of Star Wars. The classic Good versus Evil story. A quote from the movie comes to mind. You say you think. The quote is the tighter you squeeze your hand, the more systems will slip between your fingers.
What made America great, what made it work was that we did not have that tight fist of control. We had a few laws that were enforced, but mostly we allowed people to be as free as possible. A Republic means that we have laws that prevent the Government from subjugating the people. A Democracy is literally defined as, properly defined as, mob rule. Which is why we have a Republic. We have certain things that we do not allow the Government to do. That keeps that hand from squeezing so hard that things slip between the fingers.
Those rules are outlined in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Things like Travel, the requirements for searches, the right to keep and bear arms. We have strayed from that. We have strayed from those rules, and the fist is tightening. It has been doing so for decades, but especially since 9-11. More rights eroded, and more polarizing of the population. Anyone who disagrees is a traitor, or an enemy. Part of the problem. No Compromise is available when dealing with the enemies. Only victory. The hand tightens
The leaders of those cities realized a truth, and it is a truth you have yet to figure out. Despite believing that you are smarter, you aren't learning from History, and you aren't able to plot out the next moves. But let's help you out there. Let's say you get your fondest wish and the Police and Military opens up with live ammo on the crowd. Yes, they disperse. Yes they run home. Problem solved. But is it? A week later when a cop is driving through the neighborhood alone in his car, he is killed in an ambush. See Northern Ireland in the 1970's and 1980's.
Now, you can't patrol those neighborhoods with a single cop, or even a pair. You have to go in Fire team or squad strength. Probably in Armored Vehicles. You have just created a true insurrection. And if your answer is more hostility, more violence, and more shows of strength, then the violence against those forces continues to grow asymmetrical, or unconventional if you prefer.
See Afghanistan today if you need an example.
So you keep sending larger groups of police and national guard and military in, and they continue to suffer casualties. Their responses drive more people to oppose them, see Afghanistan, and eventually you're in a quagmire of no escape.
Or you can lose a little now, let the anger dissipate, and then work to effect real change. Expose the lies that have been told by the Police, and we know they are lying don't we? It's why one of Trump's first actions was to end the investigations into Police Departments that had exposed thousands of policies and procedures that were unconstitutional.
The leaders we elect swear an oath to support and defend that Constitution. That means the whole document. Because if Biden wins in November, you are going to be the malcontent that needs to have his head cracked open by the cops. You are going to be the lawless insurgent who threatens public safety. And I will still be arguing in favor of the civil rights YOU are being denied.
Because if we don't defend the Constitution in every single case of an abuse, that right is eroded. If like those who hate Trump we argue that the Brady Rule Violations are routine and irrelevant and we should lock Flynn up anyway, then you are not defending the Constitution. You are not serving the Country, you are enabling a totalitarian regime that for the moment, is on your side. That moment passes quickly, and eventually you'll be calling for a Civil War to overthrow an abusive and totalitarian Government. When the only thing that really changed, was the targets of the abuses.