THOUGHTS FROM THE AMMO LINE

Powerline ^ | June 5 2020 | SCOTT JOHNSON

[Hojczyk]

The sight of looters dragging young children into Target to grab things they did not earn, did not purchase, did not DESERVE had a similar effect on me, though the lynching was far more grotesque. But WAS it, really? The horrific murder of one person vs. the murder of a city, the lost livelihood of thousands, of the end of the law and order that guarantees civilization?

Governor Walz, don’t give me your mealymouthed platitudes about how “it’s not worth the loss of one life” to spare hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure, save thousands of small businesses, preserve fragile civilization itself for one more blessed day.

OF COURSE IT IS, you pontificating fool. Not one single rioter HAD to be there. The wrongful, infuriating death of Mr. Floyd had been noted and universally condemned already. A march of 50,000 could have occurred without the riot. If you had brought sufficient force to bear the minute peaceful protest turned to rioting, all the looters and arsonists had the choice of risking their lives to continue or the option of just going home.

My uncle was killed at age 20 in the Pacific theatre. He died for civilization, for freedom. And though he had enlisted in the Marines, had volunteered to die for his country, just up and leaving was not one of his options. Neither was it an option for the other 416,800 U.S. combat deaths in World War Two. Had those deaths not occurred – every single one a tragedy with life-altering ripples for the surviving loved ones – Governor Walz would be delivering his supine defense of arsonists and looters in German. And Mr. Frey would not exist.

[Hojczyk]

This is worth reading and sending around

[jeffersondem]

“My uncle was killed at age 20 in the Pacific theatre. He died for civilization, for freedom.”

Talking like that is what got that football player in so much trouble.