We moved here from Madison a month ago and I'm absolutely sick over the vandalism and destruction that's occured in my beautiful city. That the governor and mayor have done nothing to stem any of it is even worse, yet not surprising. I recently watched a video by a young black man who was one of the original founders of BLM, who has left the organization because in his words, "the movement has been compromised" by terrorists and is no longer what BLM started out or was intended to be. He cautioned that they're agenda is to "cause civil war." With the state of Wisconsin still quite shut down with the virus, the university is mostly empty and many of these "protesters" are brought in to wreak their havoc. A peaceful protest happened weeks ago at the Capitol when the Wisconsinites Against Quarantine staged a protest in response to the governor's Badger Bounce-Back Plan to reopen the state after shut down with the virus. Thousands of protesters were there, on foot and in cars surrounding the Capitol and roads leading up to it, many armed in open carry. There was NO violence, NO assaults, No vandalism or destruction. So to say protesters per se are the problem isn't necessarily true. Those perpetuating the destruction recently are there for that reason alone, of all colors and races. And yes, this stopped being about George Floyd long ago. I was in a bit of an argument yesterday with someone who insists it's everyone's first amendment right to freedom of speech (protest), but there is NO right to destroy, vandalize, assault people, etc. That's simply criminal and deserves the stiffest punishment of the law, providing the law is enforced. It may very well come to armed militia taking care of business if our elected leaders won't act to protect our homes and lives.
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