Thursday, August 17, 2017

Charlottesville Part II - It's Up to Us

I must be slow to the draw, because I’m still having a problem with people standing up for the protesters in Charlottesville on Saturday.  If I understand correctly, some still think this is all about statues.  Really?

Let me tell you what this is about.  This is about a large group of white (mostly) men who believe that they should rule the world.  They want to ethnically cleanse the human race by getting rid of anyone different than themselves: Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Gays, etc.  They believe that slavery was okay, that Hitler was right, and that no government should tell them what to do.  They were not in Charlottesville to protest the removal of a confederate statue, although that’s how they obtained a permit to assemble.  They were there, in their own words, to take back Charlottesville.  To take it back from the Jews and the Blacks.  This was NEVER about statues.

I know people are upset about the removal (or non-removal) of confederate statues.  Personally, I don’t care.  Statues are THINGS.  I’m more interested in PEOPLE.  I care more that there are still groups in the world who want ethnic cleansing.  I care that there are still NAZIS!! Think about it, people.  We were at war for over four years trying to defeat the Nazis and now we should stand back and watch them rise again?? Hell, no!!!

Please think about this. Think about what is more important to you. Is it your house or your family? Your car or your grandchildren?  Saving a bronze statue or saving a human from discrimination, injury, or even death?  THAT is what Charlottesville was about.  Not statues or protests or history or first amendment rights or even politics.  People.  Human beings.  God’s children.

Which do you choose?

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