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 As Antifa and BLM protesters pillaged, looted and burned
communities across America last year, not one liberal politician attempted to
stop them or tried to help the police. Their four-day orgy of
self-congratulatory rampage continued unchecked and progressives watched America
burn like Rome. Instead of stomping out the fires of violence, they urged cities
to defund police departments.
With violent protests erupting around the nation, then U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris
and a myriad of other high profile progressive politicians and leftist groups
scheduled their own protests. They also asked people to donate money to bail
these criminals out of jail. Harris tweeted, “If you are able to, please chip in
to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting in Minnesota on May
30th."
A day after the riots ravaged the nation, Joe Biden's
Democratic campaign bragged that they gave donations to Minnesota Freedom Fund
to bail out those who were jailed after the Minneapolis riots.
"I believe that the practice of posting cash bail is just a modern day debtors
prison.”
– Joe Biden
Before the pandemic, the U.S. economy experienced its longest growth period in
modern history. Unemployment was the lowest in decades, the stock market was up
and inflation was down. Since this was an election year, the left took advantage
of this tragic opportunity to retool their message. The left turned the election
into one focused on racism, social injustice, and attacking the police.
Instead of helping calm the rioters and restore peace in America, the left's
misinformation machine went into overdrive. They promulgated the rioting,
burning and looting of America as a protest against Donald Trump and
Republicans. They ranted this message at every whistle-stop. To win, they needed
to drown out Trump's message about his many foreign and domestic victories.
"Cities are burning, are you watching? I stand with Minneapolis. This is our
change."
– Lizzo Star
Reports from Axios News estimate that the vandalism, looting, and burning of
communities across the U.S. will cost insurance companies more than any
organized violent acts of crime in our history. Claims adjustor Loretta Walters
said, "This is the first multi-state catastrophe we've ever declared."
Recently, a member of a group accused of plotting to kidnap the Michigan
governor was rumored to be a white supremacist. The media had a field day with
this. But the continual deadly, violent street crimes by radical attackers upon
innocent Americans daily got less ink than a church bingo game.
"People will adjust to defunding the police. Change takes
courage.”
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In September, a report by U.S. Crisis Monitor concluded that activist group
leaders from BLM and Antifa they talked with, retorted that Biden's election
will have no effect on community violence. It was their opinion that this
violence will not only be sustained but it will get worse as the year goes on.
Yet this gruesome revelation received no mention on any major cable or TV
network in America?
Biden and the Democrats based their entire election on race, fairness, woke
ethics, LGBT rights, redistribution of wealth, punishing the police, increased
government subsidies and taxing the rich.
 They promised America if they took back the government and defunded the police,
street crimes and violent acts by groups such as BLM and Antifa would cease. So
what actually happened? We all know.
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"When a man repeats a promise again and again, he
means to fail you."
– Edmund Fuller
Since Biden took office, over half of all major cities report they
are experiencing higher rates of violent crime. The Major Cities
Chiefs Association predict that many cities are set to outpace last
year's numbers. In Chicago, homicides are up 33%, and shootings
nearly 40%. New York Police Department data show murders jumped 14%
and shootings 50%. LAPD's Rosario Cervantes confirmed, in Los
Angeles, homicides increased 36% and hate crimes against Asians
increased over 150%.
When Biden promised to deliver peace and prosperity
if Democrats won the brass ring, how come we are seeing increased
violent crimes, personal assaults, robberies, shootings and
homicides?
The director of the National Association of Police
Organizations blames Democrats and Biden for the current increase in
crime. "He has gone off the deep end" with the type of reforms that
he and Congress are trying to enact. Bill Johnson, director of the
Police Benevolent Association chapters said "Biden has gone too far
left with his rhetoric on law enforcement and we cannot do our
jobs."
The Police Executive Research Forum shows retirements are up 45% and
resignations increased 20% while hiring fell below 5% since Biden
took office. They concluded that low morale is the main cause for
the sharp increase in resignations and retirements. Officers say
they've been demonized. Morale is low and officers fear for their
lives. If they fight off attacks they will be accused of abuse?
Under pressure from advisers, Biden recently met with state leaders
and urged them to use billions of relief funding to "hire more
officers." Biden called on them to use the money to finance more
overtime pay, to buy better weapons and spend more on recruiting new
applicants.
"With our reform bills and gun control bills, officers will work
smarter in our urban communities."
– Joe Biden
Biden’s strategy went over like a lead balloon with many at the
forum. They claimed that funding is not the problem. Attendees
expressed concerns with the "non-stop rhetoric from Congress about
defunding departments, criticism of officers trying to do their job,
and the media's biased coverage of incidents."
They believe retirements and resignations will continue and drive
away applicants.
Just last month, Biden touted his crime prevention
strategy. His plan included spending more on social programs,
insuring all gun dealers verify applications and run background
checks, and he would like to see better gun control laws. He never
once mentioned increasing funding for police.
Author Shannon Alder opined, “Intelligence is anticipating how your
message will be perceived.”
During the last election, every progressive promised to defund the
police including Harris. Although Biden never did join the "defund
chorus", he never once defended the police. Biden took sides with
the far left on cutting back budgets and using the money to fund
community programs.
When the nationwide riots first erupted, the left should have helped
quell the violent storm before it became a tornado. Instead, they
chose to preach the merits of defunding local police departments.
Now, that is coming back to haunt them. But the real victims are
innocent Americans.
These people paid for protection. Now they are being deprived of it.
"Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for
sure if they'll come home at night to take it off."
– Tom Cotton |
