The president is going to Dallas tomorrow.
This is one of those moments; a sniper fires on police, Dallas, a presidential visit. Coincidence for sure but any president visiting Dallas just sounds, ominus in some way. I'm sure nothing will happen and everyone in Dallas will be glad the president is coming into town to support the police and the city but some moments are odder than others. This is an odd one in light of history.
Dallas is one of the exemplary cities regarding training of their officers in de-escalation and the number of police involved shootings is very low. I'm sure they'll appreciate the president coming to speak and he'll have nothing but good things to say about them. Which is earned.
I have a feeling he will not be received as warmly as you think. Police officers are starting to feel increasingly threatened and vulnerable, and Obama has voiced support for groups critical of the police.
Expect a lot of forced smiles, and even some booing and heckling.
Not just critical...they hate the police...remember pigs in a blanket fry em like bacon......that group, black lies matter is actively supported and courted by obama and the democrats......
I think BLM is like any other radical group, a mass of well meaning but ignorant followers, and groups of leaders, some with positive goals, some not so much. BLM is a fractured movement, just like the Tea Party, there is no over-reaching leadership.
That being said there are definitely some BLM factions that are much more aggressive and dangerous than the others. I don't want to paint a broad brush here, but pointing out the "asshole" factions is warranted.
What are the goals of BLM exactly? Other than to make noise and block traffic that is?
I honestly think that most of the leaders don't know, and the rank and file definitely don't know. Its similar to the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street and other non-hierarchical protests. It starts with "WE ARE ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING", gains momentum, but stagnates when they actually have to define what they are angry about, and more importantly, what to do about it.
When protest doesn't morph into viable solutions, stagnation happens, or dissolution.
You saw it in the stagnation of the tea party, and the dissolution of Occupy Wall Street.
The anger is politics is out of control. The Trump crowd is even angry at those of us they should be wooing.
I'm not finding being informed I'm stupid for believing in capitalism, free markets and free trade a convincing draw to Trump