America at war with America!

Now America is at war with America! What should have been a peaceful protest resulted in one person dead and 35 injured in Charlottesville, Virginia over statues being taken down of Confederate well known military figures from the Civil War. The death from an intentional car plowing into a crowd is being investigated as a criminal homicide. That city has been in a state of tension for weeks since a KKK march on July 8, 2017 near the Robert E. Lee statue. They were protesting the fact that the city was going to remove the monument from the park. There was violence then but this protest was much worse now with many injured and death. Should we be dying over past history?

There didn’t seem to be much police on the streets where the white supremists and protestors were getting into physical battles. Hundreds of KKK members arrived with torches, guns wearing helmets in what seemed to be a rag tag army of sorts looking for trouble. The KKK were chanting “blood and soil” that is a slogan associated with NAZI Germany. Have we forgotten that there is only one side in America that stands united against bigotry and hatred? Where is the outrage from our political leaders on this incident? Oh Yeah! The bloated politicians are all on their yet another vacations. President Trump said from his luxurious golf club that violence needs to be condemned “on many sides.” How about condemning the KKK red necks from going there with their weapons and helmets of various kinds! Those were the folks craving for violence!

The police there seemed to just have an observing role for just too long. They allowed KKK folks to march holding sticks, bats, rifles and helmets. Just looking at them proved that a peaceful statement was not their intention. This was not a civil disobedience march against a policy or a rule at a  local or Federal Law that people are disagreeing with. This was more of a conflict between the First Amendment of free speech and the Second Amendment of people being allowed to bear weapons. What was their intention showing up with weapons? Americans performed a terrorist attack on other Americans! What happened to all the unifying pride ALL Americans had together after the 911 attacks?

This idea of white nationalism being used in the streets and now acting with weapons in the United States is very dangerous. Our nation needs to create laws for every state that restricts anyone to march with weapons of any kind when making protests or public statements on any subjects that can hurt people! Virginia is an open carry state in regards of weapons but it must be restricted during protests of any kind when tensions are high! Without new laws how can a police force restrict people from bringing their weapons to the streets when it is an open carry state? You can’t go to a football game with a gun. Lawmakers need to get to work and figure out how to make our cities safe! Virginia is one of the easier states to acquire a firearm legally.

This is no longer a discussion of beliefs. This is hatred by hate groups creating havoc in society. The Attorney General needs to look at this event and convict the entire KKK responsible for hate crimes. America is supposed to be the most democratic nation in the world and there should NOT be any tolerance for this kind of hatred. Trump needs to publically denounce the KKK and White Nationalism. He should not allow this hate group to march in our city streets with weapons threatening anyone. His advisor Steve Bannon is a member of the alt right group that promotes white identity, racism and anti-Semitism. Trump and his close advisors are ruining this country in so many ways!