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TIME TO STEP UP
Stephen Freind made a good point that the police are right up top with the most important careers. The point is though that there are some bad police and if good cops don’t stand against abuse from their brothers in blue, they are part of the problem. He brought up black-on-black crime and demonstrating. The difference is that those criminals are sought and brought to justice and those cops who killed George Floyd were not until after demonstrating begun. Police officers are still working after committing so many of the documented killings. Think about those not on video. Yes, there are many more great police than bad but why aren’t people like Freind asking when good ones will step up to condemn the bad ones. Like the Good Samaritan, we’ve got to humble ourselves and start reaching across to help those who are different than ourselves.
RNB
SMITE GOV. WOLF
To “God Bless Gov. Wolf “: The COVID-19 stats in Delco are showing minimal deaths and positive test results. We do need to proceed with caution, but there is no reason why we should not be going into the green phase this Friday. We don’t need nanny state Wolf, drunk on his power grab, to tell us who needs to stay home, to social distance, and to wear a mask when it is difficult to social distance at this point. The southern states that are seeing increased cases did not see the large number of cases that the northeast did, so this is an extension of their first wave. I’m sure that they will do fine because most of them have Republican governors that know how to manage crisis without shutting everything down.
A NURSE WHO KNOWS BETTER
RETURN TO SENDER
As an ally of the Black Lives Matter movement, I suggest that the statue of Christopher Columbus under wraps in Chester be removed from public land and returned to the Sons of Italy Chapter who originally donated it to the city in 1955. I can respect the pride some Italian-Americans might have felt for this navigator, who crossed the Atlantic four times in search of a trade route to Asia. Instead, he encountered the Western Hemisphere in the process.
At the same time, Columbus’s legacy, the carnage, disease, and enslavement offends us with its racism, bigotry, and destruction of so many lives. Indigenous peoples have suffered greatly at the hands of European conquistadors. The path of progress has always been a messy one. It is time now to own the whole story or our collective history. This process will take time. In the meantime, Christopher Columbus’s story is not a glorious one to be lauded in the public square.
PAULY FROM PROSPECT
SAY NO TO JOE
Really, Biden is a breath of fresh air? Poor man can’t even form a sentence! He’s past his prime and will not be able to do anything for our country! Trump gave us a strong economic of historic measure! Go Trump!
TRUMP FOREVER
PITY THE CHILDREN
Can you imagine being a young child growing up in these horrific times? Killings, fires, rioting, protesting, wearing face masks, They have to be scared to death! No school,no enjoying or anything because of the virus . I’m sure they have been seeing a lot on TV lately that maybe they shouldn’t see. I’m not so sure that they even know who to trust or turn to when they are scared or in need of help. Where is the assistance they need to get through these atrocities?? Let me guess, you will have counseling for them! We will all need counseling after this ... are we going to wait for the next school shooting to happen again and wonder why it happened? I’m 60 and don’t know who to turn too. Imagine if you’re only 6! Face masks? We better get the kids blinders and earmuffs to make sure they’re safe! What a life!
PETE DOWN THE STREET, U.D.
GOOD FOR THE GOOSE
“The Idea Man” had a fantastic solution to the standoff in Seattle, cancel or obstruct cell phone service in that area. But the participants in the standoff would cry that their rights were being taken away. Don’t they realize that they are taking away the rights of other people?
THIS AIN’T THE ‘60s ANY MORE