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Just wonderin'

3/23/2021

Some things I don't understand:

Why do so many illegal immigrants look so well fed after walking several hundred miles for 22 days?

It takes food and water, let alone shelter, to take care of thousands of young people marching several hundreds of miles over 22 days. Where do they stay overnight? Where does food and water come from? Who pays for it?

Where did the Biden t-shirts come from? Who bought them? Who distributed them? Why are they in English language?

Depending on who you read, it costs $1,100 to $6,000 to pay a Coyote to smuggle an immigrant across into the USA. Where did these downtrodden immigrants get that kind of money?

Northern Mexico is VERY corrupt and filled with banditos. So, thousands of illegal immigrants are approaching the USA with that kind of money in their jeans and no one from Mexico is stealing it?

Why is the Biden administration blocking out news reporters from visitations and/or information about crossings?

Why isn't mainstream new media asking these questions instead of me?

Have we all become so stupefied that we are incapable of thinking for ourselves? Have our brains atrophied from the "good life?' Clearly, this immigration issue isn't a pickup basketball game in a school playground. Somebody is organizing and paying for this crap. Who is it? Who benefits? Whoever it is can be easily called a enemy of the USA. It has nothing to do with humanitarian efforts. That is just another lie.

March 10th, 2021

3/10/2021

If you vote to re-elect any politician that supports the HR-1 house bill, you are an absolute fool. You would have just voted the USA out of existence.

Herding sheep

3/2/2021

We are indeed fortunate to have been born an American. We are privileged to be a member of the most free society since civilized society was created. We inherited rules to live by from our founding fathers and mothers from 250-300 years ago.

Among some of the most important documents that define our freedoms is a series of Amendments to our Constitution. One of those Amendments is the 2nd Amendment and states simply: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." It is simple. There is no commentary regarding background checks. Therefore, it is generally accepted that an American can buy and have a weapon in the home. However, to leave the home, most states have adopted laws that require licensing to carry the weapon with you. Apparently, one becomes safer when leaving the home and Americans from most states PERMITTED the government to regulate their constitutional right to carry. That was one of the first steps in learning how to Herd Sheep.

One can place a loaded hand gun on a table. That gun can lay there for 1,000 years and never hurt anyone. One can place a law abiding citizen in charge of that gun whereby the citizen has control, and the gun will still never hurt anyone for 1,000 years, unless someone attacks the law abiding citizen that has control of the hand gun. If there is no attack on the citizen, we have now gone 1,000 years without illegal incident.

Now, introduce a criminal into the equation. The first thing he/she will try to do is steal the unprotected gun. Then, the law abiding citizen is unprotected and the criminal has the gun. Since the citizen is unprotected, the criminal can not only steal the gun, but can steal anything else he/she wants. Not only that, the criminal can now shoot anyone that stands in his/her way of getting anything they want. One intelligent person might suspect the beginning of a crime wave.

Now, let's introduce some math to complicate things. For conversation, let's say there are 330 million Americans. Let's be generous and say there is only 1% of all Americans that would engage in crime where weapons are used and injury or death would ensue. That would mean 3,300,000 criminals exist that could use weapons in committing crime. Clearly, that is a huge number!! Something must be done to stop their access to weapons!! The knee jerk reaction of the left leaning government is to remove all weapons. In other words, penalize 327 million Americans to try to control 3.3 million crooks.

So, in a series of steps, the 2nd Amendment could be abandoned and all weapons are made illegal. Therefore, all law abiding citizens turn in all their weapons. Are any out there that believes the 3.3 million criminals are going to turn in their weapons? Will somebody tell me why they should? There would be 326,700,000 unarmed American vs. 3,300,000 fully armed criminals. It would be party time for the bad guys. Why? Because, besides having the guns, many states are now beginning to release them soon after arrested. It's insane. There is a probability that there is no punishment except for premeditated murder. Of course, we all know how well it worked when alcohol was criminalized. There were underworld fortunes created during prohibition that are still alive today.

Now I have developed a really novel idea. If you want to keep the guns away from criminals, lock them up and don't release them if they showed a propensity to commit crime, especially with a gun. There is a high probability that the criminals would have a very hard time getting a gun while in prison.

The above is a very simple solution, however it might tax the intellect of the current leftist government. So, the citizens have to encourage them to get smart.

If you are of the opinion that the above is well within the intellect of the current Socialist left wing government, then one might suspect a more sinister plot. You know, kinda like the Venezuela program.

If Americans are collectively so stupid as to allow the government to abolish, or severely handicap our 2nd Amendment rights, I strongly recommend that our great grand children promptly kick our asses.

I strongly urge that we dispose of all politicians that support the erosion of our 2nd Amendment rights. If you desire to be herded like a bunch of sheep, you owe your great grand kids an apology.

Who did this to us?!!

2/19/2021

Okay. Has everyone picked out who was to blame for the "Big Freeze" in Texas? You have plenty of people to pick from, from bureaucrats, to politicians, to committee members, to Democrats, to Republicans, to service providers. If you are a curmudgeon, you can really have fun. But are you right? If you don't care if you're right, it doesn't matter. You can still just remain noise, which is often done.

To me, there is a lot of blame to pass around. I don't think you can simplify the world by selecting one causative agent. It seems to me that all the selections above were just a part of a much bigger picture.

It's my opinion that the "big picture" is the loud and often exaggerated noise of the far left politicians and their minions when ballyhooing the benefits of the NEW GREEN DEAL.

Now, all at once .........."Miller is against renewable energy and doesn't care about the planet!!"

Of course, that's wrong. Am I against wind and solar power? Absolutely not. However, I think the noise from selling the product has exceeded it's ability to perform. I believe solar and wind generated power has been oversold. I believe renewable energy is not quite ready for prime time. I am for continued research and development of renewable energy and it's use, but NOT TO RELY ON IT. It is not perfect. I feel some flaws have been exposed, as evidenced by the Texas incident.

I believe all the potential culprits mentioned above made the same mistake. They over-relied upon loud and boisterous noise of overzealous supporters when selling renewable energy. Power plants were taken off line. Gas pipelines were cancelled. Anti-freeze methods were relaxed because of typical Texas weather. Suppliers let maintenance efforts slip. Committees made bad contingency plans when relying on renewable energy, and on and on.

All mistakes were made because of a single issue. Solar and wind energy was oversold. And, the government is spending more money on subsidizing this research than keeping proven supply channels open and sufficient to meet emergencies. Any business school undergraduate should know this. It is just damned poor planning caused by too much hype from the left.

I know this. I would hate to have 29 million Texans pissed off at me.

The gun question.

2/12/2021

The 2nd Amendment:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Pretty simple, huh.
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Well, below is the House Bill proposed by an idiot TEXAN Congresswoman!!
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Submitted by a Texas Democrat - Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston.
https://patriotforamerica.com/2021/02/03/biden-era-gun-control-plan-rolls-out-leaving-2a-advocates-fuming-at-ridiculous-proposed-regulatory-hurdles/

(Biden Era Gun Control Plan Rolls out Leaving 2A Advocates Fuming at Ridiculous Proposed Regulatory Hurdles)

February 3, 2021 rachel

Bracing yourself for unconstitutional rules now that the Biden administration has been installed? Well the wait has passed, and we introduce to you, H.R. 127 (which might also be called, “the gun control law from where you’d send anyone who tried to hurt your family”).
The inflammatory and altogether unconstitutional proposed piece of legislation, brought to us by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), includes the mandates that the following “required” information be submitted to a forthcoming Firearm Registration System:
“(1) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Under the firearm registration system, the owner of a firearm shall transmit to the Bureau--
“(A) the make, model, and serial number of the firearm, the identity of the owner of the firearm, the date the firearm was acquired by the owner, and where the firearm is or will be stored; and

“(B) a notice specifying the identity of any person to whom, and any period of time during which, the firearm will be loaned to the person.
“(2) DEADLINE FOR SUPPLYING INFORMATION.—The transmission required by paragraph (1) shall be made--
“(A) in the case of a firearm acquired before the effective date of this section, within 3 months after the effective date of this section; or
“(B) in the case of a firearm acquired on or after the effective date, on the date the owner acquires the firearm.
Fun, right? But wait, there’s more. Not only will you need to declare the guns, you’ll need to get permission to keep them. The licensing system requirements are as follows:
“(A) GENERAL LICENSE.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Attorney General shall issue to an individual a license to possess a firearm and ammunition if the individual--
“(i) has attained 21 years of age;
“(ii) after applying for the license--
“(I) undergoes a criminal background check conducted by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, and the check does not indicate that possession of a firearm by the individual would violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law;
“(II) undergoes a psychological evaluation conducted in accordance with paragraph (2), and the evaluation does not indicate that the individual is psychologically unsuited to possess a firearm; and
“(III) successfully completes a training course, certified by the Attorney General, in the use, safety, and storage of firearms, that includes at least 24 hours of training; and
“(iii) demonstrates that, on issuance of the license, the individual will have in effect an insurance policy issued under subsection (d).
There is also a special license for antique guns on display and another for “military-style” weapons. Next, comes an especially frustrating portion, as it will likely be completely subjective, depending on the evaluator: Psychological Evaluation.
“…the evaluation is conducted in compliance with such standards as shall be established by the Attorney General” and will be “conducted by a licensed psychologist approved by the Attorney General,” and, to make matters worse, “as part of the psychological evaluation, the licensed psychologist interviewed any spouse of the individual, any former spouse of the individual, and at least 2 other persons who are a member of the family of, or an associate of, the individual to further determine the state of the mental, emotional, and relational stability of the individual in relation to firearms.”
It seems worth noting/reminding at this point that the position of Attorney General is an appointed one, not an elected one. Therefore, the entire system can be boiled down to one man, a man that around half the nation believes could have been elected illegally: Joseph R. Biden (or whoever is pulling his strings on any given day).
Then there’s the matter of insurance, and following that, there’s a whole lotta mambo jumbo about specifying which weapons are classified as what and who would be squeezed and to what degree, should they not adhere to these mandates.
Law Enforcement Today writer and retired Chief of Police Pat Droney voiced his view on the bill
“Defund the police. Release criminals from jail. Open the borders to criminal gangs. This is Biden’s America. Now to add insult to injury, the Democratic-led House of Representatives wants to take away the ability of the American people to defend themselves. Or at the very least restrict it…severely,” Droney said.
“… elections have consequences, and we are already seeing exactly how far left this current makeup is willing to go. For further proof, look no further than H.R. 127.
The former police chief went on to explain another danger, pointing out that “This law would publicize who owns guns, and where they store them. What a windfall for potential criminals…the ability to know who keeps guns in their homes (and by extension who does NOT) and where the guns are stored.
“This is like putting a scarlet letter out there for where criminals can acquire guns. Or, where they don’t need to be worried about encountering an armed homeowner.”
Later in his assessment of the new bill, Droney expounded on what he thought would be coming shortly down the road if a bill like this were to be passed:
“The next ‘logical’ step in the process is not if, but when Democrats decide to undergo a gun confiscation program, they know who has the ‘legal’ guns,” Droney said in his article.
“Hopefully the conservatives in the Supreme Court will see this as the Constitution-busting piece of garbage that it is.
“They are coming for your guns…MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.”
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Now, what do the scholars say? (Click on link below)

https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-ii/interps/99
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The scholars make it clear that the framers of the Constitution intended for private citizen to own guns. There is no language about permits, FBI investigations, training, or timely house payments mentioned in the 2nd Amendment. It says simply,"the rights to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

Some of the most restrictive gun control areas in the United States are in New York and Chicago, just to name a couple. The State of Maine has no laws restricting guns, and is a hunting state with far more guns per capita than New York or Chicago. Yet, New York and Chicago shooting incidents are setting records and Maine has none. In Maine, if one breaks into a house and steals "stuff," that person is likely to go to jail for a while. In New York and Chicago, the culprit is likely to be released from bail, and free to continue bad behavior.

The problem isn't guns. The problem is liberal government. Of course, one has to be reasonably intelligent to understand this........say, something over 80 I.Q. Now, Sheila Jackson Lee did not take her position as a Congressperson by armed conflict. She was elected. If Sheila Jackson Lee is an idiot, how dumb are the people that elected her? If you wish to expand your question, consider the citizens that elected Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Shumer, Adam Schiff, the mayor of Chicago, the mayor of New York, the Governor of New York, the Governor of California, the Governors of Oregon and Washington, the mayors of Portland and Seattle, and the Grand Dame of Stupidity, Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from California.

I am a veteran. I have had military gun training. I have completed the civilian schools. I have test fired on the civilian gun range. I have undergone FBI investigation when purchasing a handgun. I have undergone FBI investigation when applying for a Carry Permit. I have had my Carry Permit for a while. I don't flaunt it or brandish a weapon. I just carry under a shirt.

I have opted to fight Liberalism with words, not weapons. However, if the government comes to take my weapons away from me, they had better be tough. I have the Constitution on my side.

Camels are thoroughbreds designed by Washington, D.C.

2/10/2021

There seems to be some confusion about what guarantees an American citizen has. An American does not have the RIGHT to food, clothing, and shelter. However, an American has the right to the PURSUIT of happiness, which of course, includes food, clothing, and shelter. The generosity of Americans provide food, clothing, and shelter to those that can not provide for themselves.

Are there flaws or imperfections? Yes, as in all plans. However, the USA is still the best country in the world to live in. I feel the best country ever. We're still a work in progress. Some flaws need tending. The key to improving upon the flaws is the PURSUIT itself. As people work toward improving their own destiny, they are improving upon all, including the less fortunate. This is because of the American's generosities.

The funding for the armies, roads, ports, and the indigent comes from revenue created by Americans, NOT the government of Americans. The government can print money, borrow it, or tax it. To print money only dilutes the value of the money you already have. Not an answer. The government can borrow from, say China. We don't have enough time to discuss all the bad things about that decision, including making your grand kids and great grand kids pay your bill. Thirdly, the government can tax the wages and incomes of Americans in the pursuit of happiness.

The secret to creating new revenue for government services is creating new revenue from goods and services produced by Americans pursuing happiness from jobs that previously did not exist. In other words, create new revenue, and thus capital, from new products, services and jobs from Americans building things and creating jobs. If increasing taxes are assessed against current job incomes without creating new jobs, then AMERICANS ARE WORKING TOWARD THEIR OWN DEMISE.

Folks, this is not brain surgery or Chinese arithmetic. It's pretty simple.

Now, I want someone to explain to me the purpose of killing off thousands of jobs before other jobs are in place to absorb laid off workers. Don't cite climate warming. That won't fly. That's only an excuse to cover up stupidity or some other sinister plot. Is climate important? Yes. However, the needle moves very slowly and we are improving, and it takes time.....a lot of time. For those who might be interested, there has been three ice ages since Snowball Earth. Hundreds of thousands of years separate the ice ages, but we have only escaped from the last one about 20,000 years ago. Some might suspect some warming might be programmed into the earth's evolution without any help from humans at all.

But, getting back to explanations, I am sure the pipeline workers, the southern wall workers, and all the other peripheral businesses, measured in the tens of thousands, would be interested in hearing why their jobs were eliminated. Global warming won't work.

As an American, I am waiting for explanations of why the elimination of the Keystone pipeline and all other related numbskull decisions were made by "leaders" in Washington to "better" the American people. There was no "betterment." IT WAS PAY DAY!!

If one follows the logic of the opening paragraphs, please explain to me the wisdom of enormous costs associated with the COVID virus ($2-$3 TRILLION} and the government aid associated with it, vs the elimination of very well paying jobs. How's it going to be financed? China? Print money? Tax existing American incomes? Or, brilliantly eliminate jobs before new ones are created, and revenue from those jobs, then tax the ones that are left?

Folks, the absolute worst Hollywood writer could never have written a script as utterly stupid as the real life script written by Democrats over the past three weeks. However, sadly, the real stupidity resides in the voters that put this moronic "leadership" into office. I am saddened. Not by the morons in Washington DC, but by citizens that either never knew, or forgot, why the United States was founded in the first place. The pursuit of happiness is really kinda fun.

I'll be awaiting your explanations.

Some recent Facebook posts

2/10/2021

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Let's see now. The kids are not in school even tho the science says its okay. Its the teacher's union that doesn't want to go back to school, and they are BIG contributers to the Democrat Party. The Keystone pipeline has been cancelled at the cost of 11,000 jobs. Warren Buffett owns the Burlington Railroad and he would rather transport the oil. Mr. Buffet is a BIG contributor to the Democrat Party.

The border wall was stopped at the cost of 2400 jobs because the Democrat Party wants voters, and they want taxpaying citizens to pay for their upkeep and education. It's okay if criminals come with them.

There are thousands and thousands of jobs that were peripheral jobs created by pipeline and wall jobs. They are gone.

The democrat bill for Covide relief is around $2 TRILLION. There 330 million Americans. Divide that out.
This Democrat regime is a little over two weeks old.

You dipsticks were warned.
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Ron Miller, Feb. 4, 2121
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Who really benefits from the shutdown of the Keystone pipeline? Is it the environment? Nothing I have read or heard justifies shutting down the pipeline and costing 11,000 Americans their jobs for "environmental purposes." When measured against world wide statistics, the result is negligible, if noticeable at all.

So....the question remains. Who benefits? Could it possibly be manufacturers and suppliers of "green" products and services? How much did these "green" upstart businesses contribute in financial services to the election of Democrats, specifically Biden? Is Biden paying back obligations? Who orchestrated this deal? Biden isn't smart enough. The above is only the pipeline. What about the "Wall?" What about all other supportive jobs? The Democrat party just eviscerated the workingman's world. They only want power. They couldn't care less about the American worker.

I think the workers know that. It's the lame brained nincapoops that occupy too many congressional seats that seem to be oblivious to the real world. It is time to start putting up some good conservative candidates to replace the road kill currently occupying congressional seats. Join teams of the American worker to make America great again.

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And I'm old enough to remember when I was quietly proud that, as an American, I always got reliable print and electronic news about events of the day. I could then make up my own mind about news events. Compare that to today. News sources and journalists are totally in the garbage can. Use the analysis of the governors of the states of Florida and New York. For months, the mainstream media has glorified Cuomo of New York and vilified the governor of Florida about the administration of COVID 19 preventative measures.

Now the facts are beginning to leak out. Your favorite journalists have been lying to you with very rare exception. Remember, they can be equally manipulating by not telling the whole story as not telling it accurately. We now know Cuomo lied. Florida just quietly went to work. America no longer has reliable press.

I wouldn't trust mainstream media anymore with a popcicle stick. They lie to you.

From a friend

1/18/2021

You may feel differently, but below is certainly heart felt.
Sent 1/12/21, T.Franks, San Antonio
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This deserves a BIG AMEN!

All of our days on earth are numbered; But before we all fade away, there is something important I need to say. It may not be important to anyone else; but it's important to me.

Win, lose or fraud...President Trump. I just want to say thank you for the last four years.

Thank you for making it cool to be an American again.

Thank you for showing us that we don’t need to be under China’s thumb anymore economically, or any other way.

Thank you for one of the strongest economies we’ve ever experienced in my lifetime. Thank you for all you have done for the minority communities, and the outstanding decrease in the unemployment rate you had.

Thank you for making it feel good to love our country and to be a proud patriot again. Thank you for supporting our Nation's flag and the men and women who fought for the freedom that stands behind that flag.

Thank you for supporting our nation's law enforcement organizations, and understanding how difficult their job really is.

Thank you for quelling the flood of illegal immigration, and bringing to justice the thousands of criminals that flood brought us.

Thank you for giving corporations a reason to come back to America to make our own products and put Americans back to work.

Thank you for bringing our troops home from endless deployments that presented us with little more than body bags; and for your commitment to strengthen our military.

Thank you for operation warp speed and keeping your promise in bringing the Covid 19 vaccine to us in less than a year.

Thank you for your never-ending attempts at bringing peace to the Middle East and your support for Israel.

Thank you for your Tax relief, and thank you for our energy independence. Most of all though...

THANK YOU for taking a damn rotten job that you never had to take!!

Thank you for caring enough for this country to want to try and make a difference.

Thank you for showing America how little Career Politicians actually work for their constituents; and for showing us how much those politicians despise you for showing America how easy it is to build a great nation, rather than rape her to line their own pockets and stock portfolios.

Thank you for allowing us to experience a President that wasn’t a lifelong politician, but a lifelong American.

Thank you for honoring Christ by allowing us to say Merry Christmas again.

I don't like being taken for a fool.

1/18/2021

Below is some info and a list of advertisers that use proceeds from your purchases to fund programs containing fake news and generally anti-conservative positions. Some have boycotted Trump (Conservative) positions. No doubt many are contributors to leftists positions.

If these companies want to get into politics (which they shouldn't), they must do so at risk. Same with Hollywood and the NFL. There are reasons for their existence. Politics isn't one of them. You can vote with your checkbook. If 75-80 million Americans start voting with their checkbook, there might be some adjustment in corporate and entertainment circles.

https://stopmediabiasnow.com/advertisers-lists/

Sometimes we think alike.

1/13/2021

A Facebook post I made a couple of days ago:
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I was watching the FBI report today on the 170 "suspects" to date that were storming the capital building. Its my understanding some windows and doors were broken and some furniture damaged. It was an extensive report by the FBI.

I am still waiting on the extensive reporting on all the American cities, including "suspects," that were torched, burned, occupied and looted this Spring and Summer. Those losses were astronomical!! Did we have an FBI. then?
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A post from a friend:
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IN MY OPINION---BY D. KNAPE

Law-abiding, hard-working American taxpayers do not have the Media on their side. They do not have Hollywood celebrities to promote their cause. They do not have Academia representing their values. They do not have Big Tech or Big Pharma on their side. Their opinions are censored, their voices constantly silenced. Their churches are shut down. Their children fed propaganda. Their livelihoods threatened. Their very way of life constantly under attack.

The only thing they Do have is their Vote.   It's the one thing that they can use to fight back against all who hate America. They have nothing else. So when the vote itself is compromised and their vote denied due to fraud and trickery what do you expect them to do? They have no other place to go, except to Washington.

So it was today, when thousands of Americans showed up on the mall and demonstrated against the theft of the election. They had come from all over America to show their support for the President and to protest the stealing of the election.

Years of persecution and oppression got out of hand. They vented their frustration on the capitol itself, not just the building, but all it represents. The elite establishment that has denigrated them for so many years. Unfortunately, things got out of hand and one woman, an Air force vet was even killed.

But what can you expect? Did these Americans not have a grievance? They expected some support from the politicians they had put in power.   They got none. Zero.

Now the media is all over the story, and all the politicians are tearing their hair out, saying it was a
despicable act, this storming of the capitol. Democrats and Republicans alike got in line to condemn the protesters as evil incarnate. Yet when BLM and Antifa was burning, looting, and rioting across America, not ONE Democrat condemned those acts and Very few Republicans spoke out. Worst of all, no one was prosecuted for all the damage done.

Now we have every lawmaker from both parties demanding these Trump supporters be prosecuted.
This is the very worst thing that has ever happened they proclaim. They cannot wait to get in front of the cameras and make a statement condemning such acts of protest.

I have to ask, where were they when the radical left was burning down cities and looting stores. Where were they when peoples entire lives went up in flames? And why did they not call for prosecution of what was actually criminal, including attacks on police and innocent civilians?

Can you see the hypocrisy?   Can you see why these Americans are so frustrated and infuriated?
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My only request? Just think. That's all. Your favorite bartender or Canasta Club President may not have all the answers (he/she/they may be a leftist socialist), or they may not have a clue what they're talking about. Your grandkid's life may depend on your thinking.