I'm watching this video and protests are expected around the capitol and am concerned about a dangerous underbelly that has been given a free hand over the past 20 years. The most concerning part of this is the discussion that they may hit Jewish Centers and other liberal outlets while police are preoccupied with the capitol issues. There is some discussion on the Capitol Police Board and what security measures they will make. Planning for multiple scenarios. (This is where strategy is important.)
Just a few thoughts. First I would say that security of the Capitol is important and planning for what might be expected and for multiple unknowns is important (If the 💩 hits the fan being in the place of most options is beneficial) . Its helpful to be flexible and have the right people in place to not only protect the capitol but also to have mobile police units that can be used to either support the capitol and/or deal with issues that arise on the streets (Not to mention removable security perimeter fencing, appropriate equipment support, significant undercover officers with group disruption capabilities i.e. smoke, flash and LRAD, and multiple methods of building extraction.).
Secondly, attacking Jewish centers is not what this country stands for. As a Muslim-Catholic conservative (with lots of liberal personal friends) I'm appalled that we still think like that and we are allowing the voices of hate to spread (Meaning ways to handle hate at the community level. There is a strategy to local involvement because it doesn't appear to be from top down but from bottom up engagement as a total national organism. Federal engagement can be an additional support when needed.). We may have our own way of living and worshiping but attacking others for their faith is anti-American at its core. Whatever, our political beliefs are we must not seek scapegoats for political/social anger!
I'm sorry to hear that the Jewish people are being put in harms way because of the radical beliefs of some (Why we need our politicians to find a better way of handling insurrection and extremism issues.). I hope very much that we are able to manage these issues (and hopefully everything is peaceful.) before they become bigger issues down the road. Its time to find ways to handle domestic terrorism issues in ways that are forceful and helpful to our long term national unity. Our values of protecting other's ability to worship as they see fit as essential to our universal American principles (No matter the religion or the perpetrators.).
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