Analysis, Commentary, Opinion
08.04.2018
Not in Minnesota
I
have been listening to Tim Pawlenty and other candidates for political office
in Minnesota this week, listening to them demagogue, trying to sound like
Donald Trump on issues of justice, and immigration.
It
is utterly shameful.
I
was happy to hear the Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, speak out against a Tim
Pawlenty campaign mailer that showed the ex-governor appearing with uniformed
Minneapolis Police, as if the police were endorsing his candidacy, when by law
they are not allowed to so.
I
was happy to hear Jacob Frey speak out against that demagogue who is seeking to
garner support by dividing Minnesotan’s from one another on issues of
immigration. I was pleased to hear the mayor remind that handful of sycophants
who opted to appear with Tim Pawlenty and disgrace the uniform they wear, that
Minneapolis is a sanctuary city. Minneapolis will remain a sanctuary city no
matter who becomes governor, and it will still be their duty to enforce the
policies set by the Mayor and the City Council on behalf of all of the people
who live here.
We
do not need that disgusting and divisive demagogic bullshit in Minnesota.
That
appears to be all the morally bankrupt, ideologically barren, intellectually
compromised Republican Party has to offer.
The
platform they are running on is this:
Cut
services for the working class and poor.
Raise
the cost of education, but don’t fund it, borrow the money instead, eliminate
protections for student borrowers.
Undermine
and eliminate the Affordable Care Act, raising insurance premiums and every
other cost associated with health care.
Cut
taxes and borrow money, make the banks rich while stealing from the people.
Tariff’s,
for the sake of Donald Trump’s vanity regardless of its impact on the price of
consumer goods, or the ability of Minnesota farmers to sell their goods on the
global market.
Divide
the citizens and residents of Minnesota from one other, foment hate and
violence, because they have nothing else to offer.
Lie
everyday about what you are doing, lie to cover up your ignorance, lie to
protect your vanity, lie to mask your malevolence.
I
have spent my entire life working side by side with immigrants, whether they
were here without permits, working without green cards, I do not know, but what
I do know is this: they are the best people you could possibly want in your
community. Hard working, brave, industrious people. They are here for the hope
of a better life for themselves and their children, for their grandchildren.
They
do not deserve to be vilified.
They
deserve every protection under the law, due process, and the presumption of innocence.
Those
fleeing lawless countries, those who are the victims of gang-violence, and
political violence, or domestic abuse, and because their native countries are
lawless they have no recourse and no protection, they deserve asylum.
The
parents and spouses of United States citizens, should never be deported, they
should be protected.
We
must protect them, we must protect them from the dangerous, and wicked policies
of people like Donald Trump and those who want to be elected on the promise
that they will be his loyal patsies.
