By Ernesto J. Antunez
A major American city has been sacked as if it were the capital of a hated enemy by roving gangs of wild-eyed revolutionists and snarling hooligans. Who are these persons They are our very own "wretched of
the earth." They are the maladjusted, the perpetually enraged, the nihilists, the criminals, the fanatics, the opportunists — to summarize, all those who are always ready to tell anyone and everyone who will
listen that they are "more sinned against than sinning."
All societies have such a subterraneous layer of individuals, and it is major disturbances such as riots that bring them to the forefront to vent their existential hatred, live out their revolutionary fantasies, or
simply settle scores. Even more eye-opening than these riots have been the reactions.
Let us focus on the police forces of our Republic. They are in the process of becoming cruel yet ineffectual. They swagger when intimidating timid citizens into closing their "non-essential" businesses or when called to disperse "unsanitary" church services, but they tremble when facing down rioters. That is to say they are very good at what they shouldn't do and very bad at what they should.
Having spent all the goodwill and respect of the police during this absurd lockdown on trivial outrages and petty acts of tyranny, our politicians now find the well dry when an actual emergency presents itself. .............To Read More....
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