On March 5, 1770, British troops were patrolling the streets of Boston, where colonists resented the presence of armed men in their city uninvited. Rocks and verbal abuse were thrown at the soldiers, whose tempers flared and military weapons were fired, resulting in deaths of civilians. The event became known as the Boston Massacre, which was followed by courageous statesmen demanding, and getting, the withdrawal of British troops from their city. That situation is not the same as Illinois faces, but it is a reminder that resistance to government overreach can change history. With Texas National Guard troops preparing to occupy Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker has made clear they are unneeded and unwanted. At his Cabinet meeting last week, President Donald Trump said Pritzker should approve sending in the National Guard, but added, “Not that I don’t have. . . the right to do anything I want to do.” To which Pritzker responded on social media, “No, Donald. You can’t do whatever you want.”
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Your comparison of the possible deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago to the Kent State massacre shows just how divorced from reality liberals have become. The Guard has been deployed in Washington, DC for a month now. Can you name one innocent person, just one, who was killed by a Guardsman? There have been protests there, but no one was hurt and certainly the Guard never opened fire on anyone. I hate to be the bearer of bad news for aging hippies like Farrar, but the ’60s are over. Stop trying to relive them.
Please disregard the message I sent earlier today. I don’t know why I was thinking Kent State.