Have We Gone Mad?

It seems so.  A police officer in Minneapolis places his knee on the neck of a suspect who dies as a result.  And in a matter of hours, protests, violence and looting erupt across America.  The cry from such groups as “Black Lives Matter” is “stop police brutality” as if one officer’s conduct in one city is representative of law enforcement everywhere.  Then, in a matter of days, the calls are for an end to “institutional racism” which morphs into demands for the removal of symbols of racism such as confederate statues and those of prominent American founders.  And, of course, moves to defund police departments were widely heralded.

What happened?  It was no surprise the Radical Left welcomed the opportunity to exploit the Minneapolis tragedy by participating – and leading – protests containing violence-prone members.  

But what was not foreseen was the manner in which the usual media outlets downplayed the violence and concurred in the script entitled “Police officers aim to kill blacks.”  At the same time, those on the Right, Republican leaders in particular, who should have been disputing that false narrative were largely silent.

“Black Live Matter” as an organization is a fraud.  Leave aside its outrage when even a left-wing politician (like Bernie Sanders) counters “All Lives Matter”.  They don’t want to hear it.  In truth, it seems indisputable that for the group’s adherents, Black lives matter only when ended by police action, justified or not.  Where are the protests in Chicago where 315 homicides, mostly black on black, occurred last year alone?  By contrast, 235 blacks died as a result of police action that year in the entire country.   In 2018, over 7400 blacks were murdered nationwide, again mostly by fellow blacks.  By contrast, whites who are six times more numerous in the United States, included about about 6000 murder victims.

Yet the allegation of racism is so intimidating – even terrifying – to a prospective target, few have the courage or the inclination to tell the truth. 

Certainly not craven leaders in the media and the business world who seemingly are stepping all over one another to climb aboard the “BLM” wagon and join in the left-wing chorus about police brutality.  It’s simply easier to go along.

Yes, we’ve gone crazy in supplication to ignorant mobs.  But it is very saddening – and alarming – for America that so few of us are willing to raise our voices in her defense.  What happened to our national character?