This Sounds So Familiar

 

The civil disobedience going on in Minnesota, specifically Minneapolis, has gotten most everyone’s attention as minor confrontations have escalated into mayhem, chaos and bloodshed. Have I accurately described what major media outlets have portrayed as “Peaceful Demonstrations”?

Looking at the situation being spilled all over the news and social media from afar, thankfully from afar, I was reminded of a short story written by Robert Heinlein and contained within a collection of stories under the title, The Past Through Tomorrow – Future History Stories. I should explain that Heinlein’s writings were some of the first to be read simply for enjoyment as opposed to mandatory assignments associated with obtaining scholastic achievement.  It was through reading stories by Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury that I found the joy of reading, entering someone else’s world of imagination simply because their thoughts provoked and encouraged trips of fantasy.

Where was I…the situation which has turned so ugly in Minneapolis, Minnesota has a familiar ring to it, as if the names and places had been changed to avoid being mistaken for a piece of science fiction written long ago, it was science fiction, wasn’t it? 

I’m referring to the story, The Roads Must Roll, all about a group of radical dissidents tasked with maintaining and operating a modern transportation system.  The ringleader of the group wanted to take over the entire operation and was willing to destroy the system, maim or kill innocent travelers if need be, as long as his demands were taken seriously. 

To accomplish the takeover, which he’d planned to the last detail, he’d recruited several like-minded workers who were willing to support and initiate the destruction of the road system. How else could such an undertaking be successful, without having key players, individuals who were willing to be sacrificed if needed.

This morning while going over entries on Facebook I read a short notice explaining that the Lt. Governor of Minnesota may have been actively participating in the organization engaged in opposing ICE’s arrests and deportation efforts.

From the Dallas Express:

“Minnesota “Signal”gate? Did the Lt. Governor Coordinate with Media and Activist Groups To Dox ICE Operation Locations?

Minnesota state Representative Alex Falconer, a Democrat, has publicly acknowledged participating in a Signal network used to organize “community responses” to ICE activity, according to The Washington Times. The same report identified Amanda Koehler, a former campaign strategist for Gov. Tim Walz, as an administrator of a Signal group known as “MN ICE Watch.”

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has forcefully denied claims that she coordinated or operated a Signal chat used to track ICE activity.”

 

It wouldn’t be too difficult to assume, a dangerous word all by itself, to assume that many key elected leaders in Minnesota, to include that total imbecilic governor, Tim “Tampon” Walz are strongly opposed to having ICE task forces arresting illegal aliens, many of whom are dangerous criminals to include murderers, rapists, child predators, robbers and let’s not forget those involved in stealing millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars through fraud and deception; it wouldn’t be too difficult to assume these elected leaders hold an active part in attempting to thwart any and all ICE arrests.  (Thank you, Mrs. Spain, a high school teacher who pointed out the abuse inflicted each time I insert a run on sentence.)

Maybe this combination of dissidents starting from the top down, maybe this was what triggered my recollection of a short story written back in 1940, a story that contained common elements of power and control being toyed with without regard for the lives and safety of the public which entrusted these very same elected officials with their lives and safety.