Coming To A Town Near You…Part 1 by Tom Reynolds
Big city riots are coming to a small town near you and the 2nd Amendment may be your only defense when police refuse to protect law abiding citizens!
Last week, pro Trump supporters in Ithaca (yes, there are Trump supporters in Ithaca) held a rally. It was interrupted by counter demonstrators and turned violent, originated by the counter protesters who identify themselves as the Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). (Apparently, they don’t understand the part about “democratic” covering people with opposite opinions having the right to say and vote their opinions.) The Ithaca police intervened, temporarily, when a main street was blocked, but eventually the police left. The mayor of Ithaca is a kid (almost literally) who identifies with protesters, as long as they are left wing. Non-support by the Ithaca police should not have surprised anyone.
Faced with violent opposition, what will Trump supporters in Ithaca do?
Ithaca is in Tompkins County. In response to this violence, the Tompkins County GOP said that the only appropriate response to the violence is to hold another rally next Saturday and that’s exactly what they plan to do. “If the mob learns that they can intimidate people into silence, it’s over,” the GOP wrote on Facebook. “At that point, we no longer have freedom of expression in the place where we live. The ONLY way to show them that this doesn’t work is to show them that this will cause us to show up. We hope to see you at the Back The Blue rally on Saturday”.
SCOPE has written previously about the importance of voting for down ballot candidates such as DA’s, sheriffs and Mayors and has given several examples of rogue DA’s who put their personal left-wing politics ahead of protecting law abiding citizens. This lawlessness was previously confined to major cities and then we saw it spread to intermediate sized cities like Rochester. Now that it’s in small cities like Ithaca, will your local towns and villages be far behind?
Whether they are on the ballot this year or not, it would be wise to put your local officials on record as to how they will react. Presumably, they are all going to say that peaceful protests are to be safeguarded. But what will officials do after the first bottle is thrown? When the first road is blocked? When MAGA hat wearers are accosted? Will the authorities act swiftly to prevent this from continuing and spreading? Do they have a plan to deal with the rioters, especially since the riots seem to not be spontaneous, are well organized and equipped and the rioters will probably outnumber the police? Will they arrest and prosecute these lawbreakers?
It’s better to ask these questions now, before there is an immediate threat, and you can sort through your representatives and decide who is on your side. Write an open letter to your Mayor, Sheriff, DA or County Administrator and copy the local media. Ask that these questions be put on the local legislature’s / council’s agenda. Go to the meetings and when there is time for public comments, ask these questions. If any of these officials are on the ballot, it will be interesting to see how forthright they are in their answers.
Below is a link to a news story describing what happened and below that is a link to the rioters patting themselves on the back. Pay attention because it is coming to a town near you.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/10/pro-trump-rally-attacked-in-liberal-ithaca-ny/
https://www.facebook.com/1090380894423575/posts/3153462368115407/?extid=0&d=n
