Civil war, civil unrest, or what?

"Yesterday should resonate with all of us like a clarion bell. A wake-up call. But after seeing the news last night, it did not. From 'No Kings' rallies to the anti-ICE riots, to cold blooded murders, yesterday was far from our best day. In fact, it was our carnal nature on display. It was shameful, just shameful."   

Yesterday was a dark day for humanity. Here we are, barely a week before summer officially starts, and all hell seems to be breaking loose. Yesterday, I penned an article very early in the morning, long before the news hit of the assassination of Melissa Hortman and her husband. I thought my post was upbeat, as it was about the day being one of honoring the flag, honoring the 250th birthday of the US Army, the start of Father's Day weekend, and celebrating the 79th birthday of Donald Trump. All good things. But hidden in the soft underbelly of yesterday, was a dark reality. This country, and this world, are in trouble. We are knee deep in civil war, civil unrest, and a Middle East war.

The shock wave of the assassinations as well as the attempted assassinations from yesterday should have shocked us all like a bolt out of the blue. It should have sobered us and brought us to our knees. But it did not. Why? When the shots rang out early in the morning, it should have, or could have, been the harbinger of a civil war (of sorts). But no worries - the civil unrest which was planned for later in the day went on anyway. No moments of stunned silence, no introspection as Americans - the civil unrest went on. The unexplainable "No Kings" events, and even worse than those, the continuation of the Anti-ICE protests. 

Trying to watch the national news last night was daunting. It was a confluence of follow-up stories on the Minnesota shootings, playbacks from the Army parade in Washington DC, the very odd "No Kings" rallies, the anti-ICE riots in LA, and the carnage of war in Iran and Israel. Man's inhumanity to man is all I could think of. Maybe we are in the End Times. These are all signs of the coming apocalypse. I do know this however, and I will say this - as a member of humanity, yesterday was not our finest hour. Not even close.

Some counter protests sprung up yesterday which had my full support. They should have had support from all of us. They were called "No Kings but Jesus". Amen to that. And we need Jesus more than ever right now. For our political discord and distrust to devolve into cold blooded murders, is just plain evil. For the unruly and undisciplined to go into the streets to cause mayhem and destruction is wrong. That has nothing to do with the First Amendment. Nothing. These are just barbarians, who burn, destroy, hurt and insult. 

America, we need to wake up. The world is on fire right now, and we certainly don't need to add to that fire. Hate has become the elixir that many need to consume on a daily basis. For those who went to a "No Kings" rally or an anti-ICE riot, they all need to have some introspection time today. Is this the intolerance you want in your country? Where disagreements turn into a death sentence? 

Yesterday should resonate with all of us like a clarion bell. A wake-up call. But after seeing the news last night, it did not. From "No Kings" to the anti-ICE riots, to cold blooded murders, yesterday was far from our best day. In fact, it was our carnal nature on display. It was shameful, just shameful.