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Are You the Enemy?
Washington DC has not reopened. Barriers remain in place. Downtown is still ghostly empty. The 25,000 or so troops deployed (twice as many as LBJ ordered in during the 1968 riots that burned entire blocks over three-four days) faced no hordes, no demonstrations, no threat but are still slated to stay the weekend. In hindsight, the bypassed Maginot Line and German defenses at Pas De Calais were for naught but at least there was an actual enemy in those instances.
We need to get used to the idea that from now on, the forces of righteousness will be justified in whatever they need to do to stamp out “systemic” racism and threats to LGBTQXYZ and to the planet itself. The fiasco at the Capitol was merely the tip of the iceberg of evil that Team Biden must defeat.
Now that their Führer has been deposed, there is no telling what the seething hordes in the hinterlands might do. Eternal vigilance and suppression of the threat will be the number one mission of our rescuers. Mr. Biden made it clear yesterday that “unity” largely consists of tagging all dissidents with negative labels, especially “racist.” This utterly ridiculous show of force should tell us all we need to know about the mindset of the people now in charge of the federal government.
Some scenes from this morning’s stroll downtown:
Barrier and guard tent on G Street approach to Treasury Building
Same view before the occupation in happier pre-occupation times.
These tents are placed across streets every two or three blocks. A festive wedding reception white instead of camo does not really lighten the mood.
Typical intersection barrier set-up within four blocks of the Biden Bunker in any direction
Check Point Charlie Berlin Allied Zone then.
Checkpoint Charlie Berlin now.
DC Street scene this morning
A street scene in downtown DC in happier, pre-occupation times.
Below is a photo of the American Bar Association HQ (displaying a large Black Lives Matter banner) now behind a police/military cordon. Political correctness obeisance and federal police physical control over the headquarters of the largest and most prestigious organization of the (theoretically) independent American legal profession. There is probably some metaphor/symbolism mileage available here but I will let it speak for itself.
American Bar Association HQ
Here is an update.
Thankfully, my governor has ordered our National Guard soldiers returned immediately.
I am so glad you brought this up.
Furthermore, the immigration policies during the Obama administration resulted in so many millennials becoming new citizens that the demographics of our country actually changed such that the people in the 60 to 70 year cohort were quite dramatically outnumbered. I don’t point this out to talk about generations but to say that it was a successful strategy for turning the Southwest and South toward the Democrats. I think that was the intention, although those in government would say they were trying to get more younger people paying into Social Security.