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Pathetic . . .
More of the same "we don't want to make the bully angry at us" crap. Why not figure out how to respond to the fact that we have an army of thugs terrorizing people and operating outside of the law? I'm unfortunately old enough how the right wing was able to seize the framing in the lead up to and follow on of the Waco disaster, and how quickly our side got defensive and apologetic. We could do the same here, and actual have truth and justice on our side. Effective messaging and being on the right side of an issue are NOT mutually exclusive. As Bartcop used to say, if only Democrats would just ell the facts. If only . . . .