We'll Wait and See

 WE'LL WAIT AND SEE

The words of our long time senator, Charles Grassley:  "I'll wait to see what the FBI investigation shows".  This is, if one were not aware, the statement that our senator made upon inquiry of his opinion, or view, or thoughts of, the shooting of the woman in Minneapolis.  The only response possible to such a statement is "Watch the video!"

We must remember that Senator Grassley is part of the congressional body that funded ICE.  Iowa's entire congressional body voted for the vast funding of ICE and its hiring of innumerable men who were then given guns and called police:   All for the purpose of grabbing people from their jobs, their schools, their cars, putting them in cells with hundreds, if not thousands, of others, and sending them away to parts unknown.

I recently read an analogy that immediately caught my attention.  It was looking back at the Holocaust which killed six million jews, unnumbered Roma, and others,  which benefited no one.  It killed, tortured and otherwise made life miserable for millions without any benefit to those remaining.  Our current efforts have the same lack of effect.  Rounding up and deporting thousands of people here in the United States, most of whom work, buy things, pay into social security, and otherwise add to the economic viability of this country benefits no one.

Of course, being deported is better than being shot in the face in front of your three children.  For our elected representatives to not act or respond in outrage is outrageous.  Here we have people who are purportedly elected to represent us, presumably to make our lives better if possible, who spend their time and energy either verbally or silently supporting this national effort to make life miserable for thousands without any thought whatsoever of the possible benefit to either the country or to the people in it.  It really is shameful.  Are we afraid to disagree; are we afraid to say stop!

We are made aware of this administration using the office of the attorney general to investigate and/or charge those who disagree with it and are capable of expressing that disagreement.  Is this what happened in the 30's - - as long as it doesn't affect us, we don't care enough to do anything about it.  But then, it does affect us and those who are left don't care about us!  Are our elected representatives afraid they will be next?

We must care what happens to us and others if we are to maintain a civilized society where we can all prosper and live without fear.  Let us hope that the current attitudes and actions of our government and of the people currently in charge fade quickly and we return to some form of normalcy which does not terrorize us.

Richard E H Phelps II

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