All weekend we watched cities across the country fall prey to hoodlums and thugs of all races, creeds, and color. American frustrations over another event boiled over into vandalism and looting. Few honored the memory of a lost life and most took advantage of an opportunity to misbehave. The one glimmer of hope came when I saw young black voices shouting at their violent, destructive members to knock it off; or in some cases defend the cops. My own friends and fellow patriots defended Huntington Beach from vandals and I couldn’t have been more proud.
I want to see more cooperation between peaceful elements because I recall watching a video of BLM joining a patriot rally and finding more commonality than differences. Heartwarming stories don’t get the attention because our morbid sense of curiosity wants us to find the video of the protestor being dragged by a moving vehicle, or beaten senseless by a group of feral humans. Protesting is dangerous, but in my year out on the streets, I can assure you that the police were not needed at my events to prevent us from storing the highway. I wholly support using your voice and holding a rally, however, impeding traffic and defacing property hardly turns people on to your message.
I’m extremely thankful no one in my hometown was hurt during the local demonstrations, but I’m brokenhearted to learn that a local figure was sister to the officer who was murdered in Oakland this weekend. Tuesday there will be a local press conference and I will pay my respects to a woman who wants nothing more than to heal her community. I watched her soften hearts to the idea of conservatism at the local fair last year and she gave me hope that we will become a stronger, more diverse nation.
Senseless violence doesn’t solve anything, and playing in the street, gets you run over. I’m all for expressing your First Amendment, but you don’t want to endanger others with your antics. Keep it clean America. We all learned from Reginald Denny that we don’t stop for protestors.
