OPINION_ Stop Subsidizing Irresponsibility

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Stop Subsidizing Irresponsibility

Gil Gutknecht | Posted: Jun 14, 2020 12:01 AM

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In a tortured way, it all now makes sense. Most of us are at least vaguely familiar with the expression that police represent the thin blue line that stands between us and anarchy. While it seems like insanity to most rational people, if the objective is anarchy, then eliminating that blue line is critical.

The movement to defund the police is blossoming. Proponents have now enlisted support from a significant number of elected officials and celebrities. The Minneapolis City Council is leading the pack. Given the fact that scores of buildings in the city were looted and burned, council members may have felt intimidated. They saw their boy mayor booed and didn't want angry mobs outside their homes. They have now voted unanimously to move forward with defunding the police.

Looney leaders of Seattle thought they could placate Antifa anarchists by surrendering a precinct. Behold, a new nation, Chaz! Having never learned that feeding the crocodile only whets its appetite, the mayor made clear that President Trump should butt out.

We loudly concur!

With a straight face, the Washington governor pretended he knew nothing about the new autonomous nation established within his borders. The left messed their nests; let them clean them up. They made this bargain with the Devil; it’s their job to fix it.

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Right thinking people understand that free societies require an underpinning of personal responsibility. Successful businesses practice the principle of giving people authority and then holding them responsible for their decisions and actions. Legislators should finally do the same and hold city leaders responsible.

It’s time to say enough. If city officials are determined to kneel before anarchists and allow their cities to burn. If they choose to defund the thin blue line, let them do it on their own dime. It is critical that we force them to accept the consequences of their folly.

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