Whose interest is being served in Minneapolis?
Political bantering today is replete with false narratives and froward assumptions. When truth is absent from an argument, the only way to sustain it is to begin with a completely false supposition.
Such is increasingly the case with progressive leadership in Minnesota.
I frequently hear talking points—and see protest signs—declaring, “I support the people of Minnesota.” While this sounds noble, it collapses under even minimal scrutiny.
Does allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the city—while straining healthcare systems, overwhelming schools, and compromising public safety—truly improve the lives of Minnesotans?
Based on reporting from numerous sources, many of the protestors are neither residents of the city nor the state. Others appear to be paid antagonists, deployed to inflame tensions, disrupt civic order, and manufacture chaos. Meanwhile, local businesses suffer, schools are disrupted, and respect for the rule of law erodes. One must ask: how does any of this benefit Minneapolis?
Ironically, these same protestors decry the presence of law enforcement, while leadership’s refusal to cooperate with federal agencies—such as ICE and Customs and Border Protection—forces law enforcement into unnecessarily complex and dangerous operations. Instead of a single coordinated arrest, officers must deploy multiple layers of personnel: one team to locate and apprehend the individual, another to secure the scene, and still others to manage potential unrest.
This escalation is not only inefficient—it is avoidable.
If local leadership cooperated with federal authorities, individuals already in custody could be transferred cleanly and quietly. Fewer officers. Less disruption. Lower risk to the community. Fundamental common sense is missing from this approach.
Worse still, some leaders appear to welcome the chaos, perhaps as a convenient distraction from the billions of dollars lost through massive fraud at the city and state level. While attention is diverted, the lives and futures of Minnesotans are diminished by the very officials elected to protect them.
Three Steps Forward
In my humble opinion, three immediate actions are necessary:
- Identify and shut down the financial sources funding faux protest movements. Once the money dries up, many of these “activists” will promptly head back to their basements.
- Direct local law enforcement to cooperate fully with federal authorities. This would allow Border Czar Tom Homan to reduce the federal presence and ease tensions across affected communities.
- Hold all lawbreakers accountable—without exception. This includes officials at every level of authority, up to and including the Governor, Attorney General, and Mayor.
- Restore order, complete the mission, and exit swiftly.
Final Thought
It is everyone’s hope that lessons are learned, criminals are held to account, and other cities take note of the damage that results when leaders ignore the law and encourage protests that exceed constitutional boundaries.
Where there is no law, nothing good follows.
Free State Patriot 