I think twice on Maxine Waters. As long as she does not call for harm to come to them, is her calling for cabinet members to be confronted in public places acceptable? Is it just raising your voice to voice what you believe in -- and what you oppose?
It is just raising a voice of alarm against what is wrong -- raising a hand to say the injustice has got to stop?
Is it just another rendition of Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take it!"?
Maybe leave out the part about, "No Sleep, No Peace," though. Calling for people to be so harassing that another person cannot sleep seems a bad thing to do.
Protesting is not wrong, done peacefully. Calling on your leaders to mend their ways can be a good thing.
Then, I think again. I think how we need to be more civil with each other -- both sides, including those who condemn Maxine Waters, but even while in the act of doing so, they themselves use hateful language.
I believe we need to respect each other -- respect each other's believes. Protesting can be good, but why not just chants of, "Save the kids -- Reunite them!" or, from Maxine's own speech, "There will be no wall built on the backs of these children"?
Stating your belief can be done without personal attacks. I wonder if hate begets hate, and personal attacks beget personal attacks, as President Trump so often launches personal attacks against those who oppose him. Are they just reacting in kind?
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