sent a letter to the editor

[Oss]

Who stands to gain from division of our people? What is their agenda and why?
For over 8 generations various statues, plaques and monuments have stood which depict our collective national history  For over 11 generations, the 1st amendment protecting right of peaceful assembly and speech has guarded the nation,  Now that the smoke has cleared we are learning several things
A permit for peaceful assembly was granted to a group protesting the possible removal of Confederate monuments in a southern town. They were there  to defend their shared history as peacefully allowed by OUR constitution.
We know that the police (under whose order?) unlawfully revoked that permit yet allowed 2 hate groups to attend (again under whose orders) and attack the 1st group without issuing a permit.  The investigation as to who set up the counter-demonstration, who paid whom and why is under way. The answers will not be pleasant but we must learn from them.
Of course the lone sick person who killed a woman with a vehicle must be tried and must be dealt justice by a jury. But tragic as that death was it is not the larger issue.
I do not support the KKK,  BLM or antifa or any of the hate groups which are actually terrorist - fascist in nature.  The KKK is a hate group.
We know BLM has killed police, burned buildings, threatened and assaulted people today and incited riots.  Antifa is using the same playbook.
But the fundamental and undeniable truth is All lives matter.
That is the bottom line.  That is the premise and foundation of our country.
The ANSWER is education, freedom to pursue liberty and prosperity not destruction and entitlement without contribution.
The ANSWER is tolerance and civil discourse not rioting and looting and death.
The ANSWER is respect for others of different opinions and backgrounds.
The ANSWER is respect for those who have sworn to protect us, be they police, firemen, EMS, the armed forces, not in ambushing helpless people
Lets see who really was behind this and lets stamp out domestic hate groups in their insidious forms  Lets see which of our "leaders" besides the President has the audacity to declare these hateful groups wrong on both sides and get on with the process of healing the USA, not dividing it.
As a Democrat I applaud the President for having the courage to declare the obvious. So now lets call out the media as well as the purveyors of hate when they seek to divide us, they should not get a free pass and must pay for the damage they are doing today.
Lets build our future without tearing down our history lest we become the pawns in an Orwellian future
Evan Rogers


(also sent a version under 2500 characters to the White House,  you know we all have the ability to do that)

[Serk]

Careful, it won't be long 'till you're labeled a Nazi... and they won't get the irony of that either...

Good letter, hope it gets published and hope people read it instead of just feeling it.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Careful, it won't be long 'till you're labeled a Nazi... and they won't get the irony of that either...

Good letter, hope it gets published and hope people read it instead of just feeling it.

I don't recall anyone here being labeled a Nazi. Least of all Evan.

[Serk]

Careful, it won't be long 'till you're labeled a Nazi... and they won't get the irony of that either...

Good letter, hope it gets published and hope people read it instead of just feeling it.

I don't recall anyone here being labeled a Nazi. Least of all Evan.

I wasn't referring to the folks on this forum. I was referring to the folks in his town who read his letter to the editor.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Careful, it won't be long 'till you're labeled a Nazi... and they won't get the irony of that either...

Good letter, hope it gets published and hope people read it instead of just feeling it.

I don't recall anyone here being labeled a Nazi. Least of all Evan.

I wasn't referring to the folks on this forum. I was referring to the folks in his town who read his letter to the editor.

Oh  I sure hope they don't, but your probably right. 

[Avanti]

Who stands to gain from division of our people? What is their agenda and why?
For over 8 generations various statues, plaques and monuments have stood which depict our collective national history  For over 11 generations, the 1st amendment protecting right of peaceful assembly and speech has guarded the nation,  Now that the smoke has cleared we are learning several things
A permit for peaceful assembly was granted to a group protesting the possible removal of Confederate monuments in a southern town. They were there  to defend their shared history as peacefully allowed by OUR constitution.
We know that the police (under whose order?) unlawfully revoked that permit yet allowed 2 hate groups to attend (again under whose orders) and attack the 1st group without issuing a permit.  The investigation as to who set up the counter-demonstration, who paid whom and why is under way. The answers will not be pleasant but we must learn from them.
Of course the lone sick person who killed a woman with a vehicle must be tried and must be dealt justice by a jury. But tragic as that death was it is not the larger issue.
I do not support the KKK,  BLM or anifta or any of the hate groups which are actually terrorist - fascist in nature.  The KKK is a hate group.
We know BLM has killed police, burned buildings, threatened and assaulted people today and incited riots.  Anifta is using the same playbook.
But the fundamental and undeniable truth is All lives matter.
That is the bottom line.  That is the premise and foundation of our country.
The ANSWER is education, freedom to pursue liberty and prosperity not destruction and entitlement without contribution.
The ANSWER is tolerance and civil discourse not rioting and looting and death.
The ANSWER is respect for others of different opinions and backgrounds.
The ANSWER is respect for those who have sworn to protect us, be they police, firemen, EMS, the armed forces, not in ambushing helpless people
Lets see who really was behind this and lets stamp out domestic hate groups in their insidious forms  Lets see which of our "leaders" besides the President has the audacity to declare these hateful groups wrong on both sides and get on with the process of healing the USA, not dividing it.
As a Democrat I applaud the President for having the courage to declare the obvious. So now lets call out the media as well as the purveyors of hate when they seek to divide us, they should not get a free pass and must pay for the damage they are doing today.
Lets build our future without tearing down our history lest we become the pawns in an Orwellian future
Evan Rogers

This is how One Man makes a difference!
Well said.

[Bigwolf]

One of the senators from my state went on record stating that President Trump handled that all wrong and that Trump was favoring the white supremacists.  I have not yet written a letter but I did pick up the phone and let one of this senators staff hear my extreme displeasure with his rhetoric.  I did so without cussing or yelling.  It takes just a few minutes to be counted and I will be voting when this senator comes up for reelection.

Bigwolf

[Alpha Dog]

My gosh I applaud you Mr. Evan Rogers.  Concise short sentences and to the point unlike the ramblings that have effected my mind the past days.

[Charlie McCready]

Well said Oss.

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

Very well written

[Hooter]

Good stuff OSS!Makes too much sense probably won't get published?

[threevalks]

Great letter. Agree 100%.