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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat do we do now to get some calm?
This is the question my husband asked today. How do we get to a place to move forward?
What can be done? And by whom? Clearly not Trump.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)NT
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,145 posts)qazplm135
(7,447 posts)that does not involve the news or politics.
even if for just an hour or two.
You gotta bake in some mental breaks.
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)And likely, beyond.
A big Democratic victory, in November, will likely trigger trump* and his minions into a somewhat of a 'scorched earth' meltdown scenario. Some will be attempting to wreak havoc, well beyond.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)that aided and abetted the murder of George Floyd on live tv.
TNNurse
(6,911 posts)But how do you get every city and state to move forward? This is terrifying and not making any progress. People are angrier and angrier and more and more damage is being done.
Are we headed to martial law????
stillcool
(32,626 posts)maybe see if standing up and doing one thing might help? These protests have been aggravated every single day, from the President, to the police brutality, to the White-Supremacists- to looters and rioters. People are horrified at the looters...the ones that are shown on tv. The rest going on behind the scenes doesn't matter much. No one wants to wait and see who is behind a lot of the looting and fires. They've made up their minds from what they see on tv. They are on the cops side of things, regardless of what is being done to the protesters. I would think the protests will burn out by themselves. There is a lot of physical and emotional duress being endured by the protesters. George Floyd has funeral services this week. Who knows what that will do, but no one is asking the police to stop attacking Americans. Kind of funny.
doc03
(35,148 posts)this morning and Trump never entered my mind for about 2 hours.
tblue37
(64,979 posts)with the protesters. Some are kneeling with them. Some are walking with them. That is exactly the sort of gesture that can help calm things.
Also, the authorities need to let go of false narratives about who is primarily causing the violence & destruction and go after the violent RW groups that are the real perpetrators & instigators.