The Op-ed in the Aug.13 edition of the Williston Times begins with a discussion of Republicans in Nassau County organizing the “Blue Ribbon Campaign” to support police after they were condemned
en masse after the death of George Floyd because of the actions of a wanton police officer
and the lack of intervention by his fellow policemen who were at the scene.
The writer then states he “wishes the county Republicans had a similar level of concern for the 140 police that were injured when a mob, inspired by Donald Trump, attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an
effort to overturn the election.” The Republican Party has always supported the police and there
was no support for the riot on Jan 6.
Where was the Democratic Party during the summer of 2020 when 2,000 police were injured in the riots perpetrated by BLM and Antifa? Well, some of them were bailing out the rioters and saying nothing about the death and destruction that was going on. Not only were they saying nothing, they were doing nothing and allowed this to go on in Democratic-run cities all over the USA. End of Story.
During the riots of 2020, one retired policeman was killed, 350 NYPD Officers were injured in a two- week period. They were hit in the head with bricks, glass bottles, stabbed, beaten, shot at, hit by a car and Molotov cocktails were thrown into a police car by two radical lawyers who are not in jail but are walking around right now with their law licenses still intact.
The Nassau County Legislature apparently passed a law allowing first responders to sue any person for harassment, attacks or injuries while in uniform that was vetoed by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
The Republicans are then accused of doing nothing to combat systemic racism against Blacks.
Let’s see, they fought a civil war where hundreds of thousands died on the battle fields while the
Democrats fought to save slavery and later were the masterminds of Jim Crow, segregation, and
the KKK. When it came to voting for civil rights laws, the percentage of Republicans voting for the
bills was higher than the Democratic percentage except for the Civil Rights Act of 1968 when the
Democratic percentage of pro votes was higher than Republicans.
What systemic racism are we talking about? Be specific. Racial discrimination is against the law. There are racist individuals in all walks of life and they come in all colors despite what the left says. Are the police systems racist or are individuals in policing racist? There is a difference. All over this country there are cities with Black police chiefs, Black AG’s, Black mayors and Blacks in positions of power. We have had a Black president, elected twice, a Black VP, Black surgeon generals, etc, etc.
As an RN working in many different hospitals I have worked with Black nurses, Black physicians, Black physical therapists and many other successful people of color. How did they get there with all of this systemic racism abounding?
Did systemic racism against Blacks ever exist? Of course. it did and it is a stain on the past of our
country. but America has a funny habit of trying to right the wrongs that are identified and to even die to right those wrongs. There is a new systemic racism being perpetrated by the left. It is called
Critical Race Theory and Equity.
Joe Biden tried to pass the first law using this racist ideology by excluding white
farmers from getting Covid 19 relief funds no matter how needy they were. Only racial and ethnic
minority groups need apply. At the moment there is a restraining order on this law. It will probably
go to the Supreme Court and be found unconstitutional. In schools that teach Critical Race Theory,
whites are identified as oppressors because of their skin color. Systemic racism in a school system,
in other words, is anti-white.
What are Republicans doing about systemic racism for any race? Fighting against CRT and Equity, Fighting for law and order in our cities so all races can have a better life. Fighting for school choice so minorities can get the education they deserve and encouraging young people of color that they can be successful in America and have a good life and to reject the idea that they are oppressed and have no chance to move forward. The left wants to keep them down because it gives them power. Give them money and make them dependent so they will vote Democratic for
their entire lives and be beholden instead of independent and in control of their own destinies.
Why do you think Biden has created this travesty at the border with uncontrolled immigration? The
answer is votes. Flood the country with people, give them handouts at the taxpayers expense,
even if they are sick or criminals. Make them dependent and work to get them the right to vote
citizen or not and then have one party rule. Democratic one party rule. They do not care about these
people and they do not care about us.
If they accomplish this, none of us, no matter what party we are in, will have any power of our own in perpetuity. We will be a dictatorship. Wake up!
Gayle Palmer
Williston Park