Op-Ed: Maxine Waters: I'm not new to this

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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-22/maxine-waters-protest-rodney-king-george-floyd


Op-Ed: Maxine Waters: I’m not new to this
By Maxine Waters
April 22, 2021 3:22 PM PT


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Over this past year, our young people have shown the world the level of dedication that is required to achieve even the smallest of triumphs, and the courage and tenacity they’ve displayed despite the setbacks have inspired me. I traveled to Minnesota to be with other members of Congress, civil rights leaders and other local officials to give support to the families affected by police violence, and to stand in solidarity with the young people protesting — many of whom are understandably traumatized by the killings that are taking place at the hands of police officers in this country.

I attended a peaceful rally to demonstrate my support in this fight to get justice for people of color who are violated and killed day in and day out. While there, I was asked: Ms. Waters, what do we do if we don’t get a guilty verdict? What should protesters do? I responded: “We got to stay on the street. And we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational.” Confronting injustice has been my life’s work.

Now, because of who I am, the right wing and members of Congress who subscribe to the views of groups like QAnon, the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys and the KKK have targeted me. Those very people have done so to divert attention from the fact that they aided and abetted a violent, domestic terrorist insurrection led by Donald Trump.

To target me and say that I was violent or encouraging violence is a blatant distortion of the truth.

I am nonviolent.

[Hekate]

1. God bless her

[oasis]

2. ImWithHer

[panader0]

3. Damn she's good. Finer with time.

[niyad]

4. Thank you, Rep. Waters.

[monkeyman1]

5. intimidation don't bother aunt maxie !!!

[NBachers]

6. The entire op-ed's well worth reading. I'm glad we are blessed by the Maxine Waters of our world.