{"id":12180,"date":"2020-05-07T13:51:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobfelton.com\/?p=12180"},"modified":"2020-05-07T14:15:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:15:43","slug":"an-armed-escort-for-a-legislator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bobfelton.com\/?p=12180","title":{"rendered":"An armed escort for a legislator"},"content":{"rendered":"

After rowdy, gun-carrying racists and anti-semites invaded the Michigan legislature last week to protest the coronavirus-related lockdown, a black legislator decided to go to work with an armed guard of her own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After a horde of armed and angry protesters swarmed Lansing last week, State Rep. Sarah Anthony brought some extra protection on her way to the State Capitol today.<\/p>\n

At least three African Americans carrying large rifles escorted Anthony across Capitol Avenue earlier this morning so she could safely attend committee meetings without fear of intimidation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all just appalled by the lack of support and lack of security that I had, that other legislators had, and the fact that a lot of the demonstrators last week were adorning many racist, anti-Semitic signage. I think it just triggered a lot of folks, especially African Americans.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given the explicitly racist temper of the protests — indeed, the racism that permeates the entire MAGA-cult — I don’t fault Representative Anthony for her uneasiness. And I respect her courageous friends for their willingness to step-up and help her. But … sheesh. The bald fact that such a gesture should be needful — and, again, I don’t have a problem with that they did — should worry all of us. This breakdown in ordinary civic trust is the real damage done by Trump and his Deplorable One-third and their cowardly enablers in the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

There is no answer but for We, the People, to decisively shove all of them back out to the fringe where they belong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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