if they really want to support these people they need to neutralize the violent troopers who are harassing hurting and killing them.
They are doing so by being close to the protesters and interacting with them peacefully. Any ICE action would initiate a conflict with the National Guard, which would cause a lot of trouble for them. The National Guard doesn’t have to actually initiate any violence in order to protect the protesters.
The hot cocoa / donuts is not just a gesture, it is an excuse to stand in arm’s reach of the protesters, so that anything like a tear gas grenade would affect them too.
They are treading carefully, while creating positive press stories and preventing ICE from behaving like thugs.
This is great. It is my sincere hope that Janet Mills in Maine takes a clue from Walz’ use of the National Guard in Minnesota, because this is brilliant.
They are doing so by being close to the protesters and interacting with them peacefully. Any ICE action would initiate a conflict with the National Guard, which would cause a lot of trouble for them. The National Guard doesn’t have to actually initiate any violence in order to protect the protesters.
The hot cocoa / donuts is not just a gesture, it is an excuse to stand in arm’s reach of the protesters, so that anything like a tear gas grenade would affect them too.
They are treading carefully, while creating positive press stories and preventing ICE from behaving like thugs.
This is great. It is my sincere hope that Janet Mills in Maine takes a clue from Walz’ use of the National Guard in Minnesota, because this is brilliant.