What ‘Systemic Liberalism’ Has Wrought

July 10, 2020 By Trevor Thomas

After another weekend of violence in Atlanta -- where nearly three dozen were shot and five were killed, including an eight-year-old girl -- Mayor Keisha Bottoms said “enough is enough.” However, because her worldview is corrupted by modern liberalism -- which is the case with the leadership in virtually every major U.S. city -- she offered no real solutions for the recent epidemic of violence that plagues Atlanta.

Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp stepped in and ordered the and ordered the activation of 1,000 National Guard troops in order to “protect state property and patrol” the streets of Atlanta. In his statement, Kemp declared:................


Part of the problem in Atlanta -- again, like we now see in so many large, Democrat-led U.S. cities -- is plummeting police morale. After the murder of George Floyd, and the unjust and incorrect accusations of “systemic racism” throughout America, police all over the U.S. were made into scapegoats for what really plagues the urban areas of America. As a result, police officers have been targeted for violence and mayhem simply for wearing their uniforms and doing their jobs.

In addition, police officers have been targeted -- and unjustly fired -- by their superiors. This has been the case in Atlanta. As a result, a recent wave of “blue flu” has swept through the Atlanta Police Department. Almost certainly, this means dangerous areas of Atlanta are not seeing the usual police presence. Thus the need for the Georgia National Guard.

And thus we see again the sad, sorry results of the “Ferguson Effect,” a phrase coined by Heather MacDonald that says when police stop, or reduce, policing -- because of political pressure, community pressure, department policies, and the like -- criminals are emboldened and crime increases.

Because of the Democrats’ relentless and dishonest campaign against law enforcement, the Ferguson Effect has led to numerous U.S. cities becoming significantly more dangerous. As John Nolte put it several years ago, “The obvious and predictable result is a rise in violent crime that only hurts predominantly poor, black, inner-city neighborhoods.” Of course, the magnificently foolish calls to “defund the police” or “abolish the police” (as some school districts are now doing) will only ensure that the Ferguson Effect will continue and will result in even more death and destruction in America’s urban areas........ .To Read More.....