Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) An interesting development in Georgia, where so many current controversies seem to be playing out.

I watched this clip then ended up finding out who Mary Norwood is: ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/1375216464995704834

(2) Gotta say I am rather unimpressed by Mary Norwood. Either say you're a Trump supporter or not. It's pretty simple.

How in the world you expect to get elected to anything in ATL in future is beyond me.

So many people have aligned themselves with Sidney Powell. Not smart.

(3) Regarding the GA state speaker's letter to the ATL Mayor about street crime there... yikes. Both politicians are missing the point but at least the Mayor doesn't align herself with those who condone domestic terrorism, AFAIK.

I'm referring to the Trump faction of the GOP.

(4) Unlike some politicians, I'm able to say I believe that all violence is wrong. And that political violence takes it up a notch, and that when elected officials get involved in it, then an existential level of crime is involved.

I oppose violent crime in both ATL and DC.

(5) I want to see those cities' crime rates decrease, ASAP.

Violent crime against the lawful occupants of a building such as the US Capitol is a bigger issue to confront than street crime with no particular political motive.

(6) I have tried for several years to convince everyone I meet online that liberal tropes about the South are inaccurate and just as racist as anything else. I still believe that, because to do otherwise is to stereotype, which is part of how racism works, whoever is the target.

(7) However, (you knew there was gonna be a however, right?)... some Republican officials in GA rn are making it kinda hard to get traction on that issue. I believe in debating ideas on their merits iso inserting race, gender, age etc into it. That's not always easy to do.

(8) Sometimes Southern conservatives get it wrong & I wish the person was not on my team. Like AL Gov Kay Ivey. I've pretty much given up on her. Seeing the gray haired white male Republican official chiding the Mayor of ATL about crime rates at this time didn't sit well with me.

(9) He's right, in that officials have a duty to do all they can to prevent and reduce violent crime in their jurisdiction. But rather a lot of R politicians are silent about the abject failure of their most recent POTUS to do that. It's the elephant in the room, excuse the pun.

(10) I've laid out in several other threads the evidence and logical steps that support my assertions about Trump and 1/6, so I won't add them here. I care very much about the rule of law and the saving of lives, esp. in the USA, where I don't even live.

(11) That's all, I don't have any gems of wisdom to add with respect to the political powder keg in Georgia. It's a great state that I wish wasn't such a lightning rod for all this stuff. I think that much-needed healing is a long way off. I never give up hope, though.🇺🇸