Dakota Beacon

Today marks the anniversary of the mass murder in Tiananmen Square, when students peacefully protesting for democracy and freedom, were mowed down in a tank attack.  The number killed is not now and will probably never be known, but the best estimate is about 10,000.  This is the government of China - the people we are supposed to find ways  to “get along with”.  

Hong Kong memorializes the fallen heroes of Tiananmen Square every year.  This year, because - China - the observance has been cancelled.  The people of Hong Kong are no longer free as they were a year ago at this time.  One can only gasp at the mindless treachery of the British in handing its colony over to China as if they were a herd of goats.  Why were the people not consulted?  It is a mystery, and a circumstance which forever tarnished the reputation of Margaret Thatcher.  

The intrepid human rights activists of Hong Kong, however, are defying orders - some are actually holding their memorial.  It is certain there will be a payback.  

It serves to point to the lie that Black Lives Matter and Antifa spew during their protests.  The past week has seen them joining forces in some cases, competing or rejecting each other in others, but in every case, the peaceful, innocent people have been the victims of their hate.  Our country, by law, acknowledges people’s right to assemble peacefully and express their opinions openly.  No one objects to this.  Well, I do, but only because the criminal elements use these peaceful demonstrations to give themselves cover for their vicious acts.  

I understand and agree with those who were outraged at the police abuse on display in the maltreatment of George Floyd more than a week ago.  I would think that following the disaster of Minneapolis’ “peaceful” demonstration, however, those who really care about the issue of police brutality and abuse would have found a different, more constructive way to express themselves.  One that would not cost their city’s whole neighborhoods.  New York and Washington, D.C., are still battlegrounds.  The violence has managed to stretch from coast to coast and from Miami to Fargo.  Why these people felt it necessary to put on a show, I can’t imagine.

We could see these riots continue or flare up all summer.   It is not unlikely that by charging Derek Chauvin with second-degree murder, we will see him get off scot free.  It might be very difficult to prove the mindset of Chauvin to match that of a perpetrator of second-degree murder.  It is just as wrong, but “unpremeditated, intentional homicide”.  It was undoubtedly unpremeditated, but it is tricky to prove the mindset that he “intended” to kill Floyd.  The jury might not be able to reach that verdict.  If they don’t this killer will go free.  And if he does, it would be difficult to nail the other three on anything.  If there was no crime found, or none alleged which holds up with a jury, then there is no “aiding and abetting”  (aiding and abetting what?).   It is nice to know he’s wearing orange at the moment, but that a lot of concern for the future.

If Chauvin is acquitted you can imagine the fury of the people.  And we can envision more deadly violence then.  One wonders if Keith Ellison intends this by considering charges that might not hold water.  Ellison’s own son is a Minneapolis city council member and a proud supporter of Antifa.  We know Ellison is far to the left in any case.  Why, I wonder, is the State Attorney General preferring charges?  Why not a district attorney?  Just a question.  

I hope that we will soon see the end of this protest movement.  As it moves through our country like a wave, leaving destruction in its wake, the organizers in every great metropolis and whistle-stop tank town pat themselves on the back and the various stragglers have an opportunity to “feel good” as they try to scrub the graffiti off of the courthouses and board up the broken store windows.  Of course they can’t do much for those who ended up in the hospital or the morgue.  The one visual I can’t get out of my own mind is that man in Dallas, the guy who went out to protect his business and was beaten so badly with a skateboard that he looked like a pretzel.    It will be a miracle if he survives and a greater one if he ever walks again.  Forget about his psyche.   And the clean-up efforts will be unlikely to help with the soaring insurance rates.  That’s why I lose patience with these do-gooder activists.  They don’t stop to think.  They feel important and excited about being part of what’s in the news.  They want an adventure and maybe to “be” somebody.  Like the people who organized the Fargo fiasco.  I couldn’t believe their smiling faces as they positively glowed about their virtuous clean-up project.  Fargo won’t ever be “cleaned up” after this.  Just as buildings won’t be “cleaned up” that were burned down in other cities.  

The people of China have a tragic history - one of their own lifetimes, one which still hurts as they remember loved ones lost 31 years ago.  The parents still grieve.  The fire is still in their bellies for freedom, maybe even more than before.  Tonight they dare not openly mourn.  This is the world that is China now.  People dare not mourn their dead for fear of their government punishing them yet again.  The widow of Dr. Li Wenliang is an example.  The simple naming of a street in Washington D.C., has brought the hornets out of their nest in China, and she is forced to beg us not to.  She needs to put out the story that he “loved” the Communist Party.  Yeah, the one that dragged him in and punished him for trying to warn people about the virus.  

The people of Minneapolis had a valid complaint.  They could have written letters, held meetings, circulated petitions, set up committees or boards of review, changed laws, thrown their mayor out - there is a lot they could have done.  Including a public protest.  But to carry this on and on, even after everyone agrees with their complaint and seeks justice, this is disingenuous.  It is dishonest.  It should end now.

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