What is going on in this country? Peaceful protests turn into riots where people began running around, attacking police, each other, and burning down anything that is in their way. Their reasoning? Police are killing innocent black people and things MUST change, and this is the best way to get the government's attention. Is this the truth though? Most of us don't believe this for a second.
All of this started when four police officers in Minneapolis killed a black man (George Floyd) while making an arrest for passing a fake 20 dollar bill. Those four officers were all charged and have been fired from the force, of course. Yet that did not stop thousands from taking to the streets and protesting against ALL police, because obviously all police are killing minorities. This is an absolute lie. There are 800,000 police officers in this country, and if they were all killers, the death toll of black men in this country would be well over 1 million per year. There is a race problem here, but not what most people think.
This movement all started with a group called Black Lives Matter, or BLM. By their name alone, they try to claim that the police don't care about black lives. They simply don't matter. So, BLM takes to the streets and encourages protesters to turn violent, especially against police. They also are calling on their minions to attack anything that THEY feel is racist. You know, statues of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Christopher Colombus and even pancake syrups. And, if anyone dares say anything, well they are racist too. They are holding America hostage because Americans have become afraid. Don't be afraid, be emboldened!
BLM is dead wrong. America as a country is NOT racist. Yes there are racists of all colors here (just as there are everywhere), but the majority are not racist. Not even close. Did we not elect a black man as president just 12 years ago, and then re-elected him 8 years ago? Did we become racist in the last 4 because BLM says Trump is racist? The racism that is happening right now is not from elite white Republicans, but is actually coming from the radical left. They are supporting this just to get Trump out of office!
Listen, I am not a major fan of President Trump, but this is ridiculous. Some changes need to be done, sure. But defunding the police is a moronic answer to the problem, just as burning down businesses and attacking police was. There is no excuse for this at all. People are acting like small children, throwing temper tantrums because they don't get their way. And, just like children, they should not get what they want for acting this way. They should grow up. Protesting is one things, and legal if done legally, but NOT rioting.
Now I know what's going to happen with this blog. I will be verbally attacked and called a racist because I am speaking out against this. So what. Let them come at me. I am simply being realistic about this. I am not a racist, and anyone who knows me knows that I am not. I do not however, apologize for slavery in the past, nor for the way black were treated. Why? I WAS NOT ALIVE THEN! My family came from Illinois, never owned slaves, and even fought for the Union in the Civil War. And yet I am supposed to have 'white guilt' over something that happened long ago. I too have the victim of racism. I was once punched in the face by a black man, just for being white. I did not know him, and had in fact never met him. I was mature enough to go after him, legally, and was never angry at the whole race. I was a grown up.
In closing, here is a message to BLM. We have come a long way in this country, but yes, we still have a way to go. But that does not give you the right to do the things you are doing. You are a part of this country, and you need to grow up. If you want to talk things out, then let's sit down and talk things out. This is the greatest country to live in, and it is one that issues can always be resolved, if that what you really want. I just fear that what most really want, is not equality, but superiority, which is wrong no matter what color you are. "All men are created equal". Note the 'men' part, which means grown ups.
