Acts of social injustice includes discrimination against a minority or under-served population caused by their unfair treatment. Women Organizing Women Democrats strongly supports peaceful protests against such injustices, and we strongly oppose the actions taken by our federal government under the Trump administration’s Operation Legend, most recently in the cities of Portland and Chicago.
This operation’s intent was to support local police efforts, NOT be a takeover of local police efforts, but has morphed into the feds assuming an authoritarian posture we believe is a massive overreach. It unfairly and blatantly targets protestors who are part of the Black Lives Matter movement, regardless of whether those protestors are peaceful or not.
The president’s remarks are especially partisan when he chooses to call protesters “anarchists” and labels leaders of the opposing party “socialists.” His acting Homeland Security Secretary said federal agents are only targeting and arresting “those who have been identified as committing criminal acts,” yet many of those peaceful protesters tell a different and believable story of abuse. Texas Sen. Cruz only added to the political name-calling by referring to the Democratic Party as “the party of suppressors.”
All caring patriots must be united in our opposition to authoritarian actions by this president and his administration to deflect from the important challenges we face as a nation. We must remember the democratic values our country was built on.
Trump has declared open war on Democrats by targeting Democratic-run cities. What’s more, he’s opened war on our rights as citizens.
WOW Dems will not stand for any of this. Instead, we stand proudly and strongly by the sides of the kindred souls fighting for justice across this country. We are mobilizing our membership and the electorate to flood the voicemails and inboxes of every rep in this country until Trump’s actions are checked and he is voted out of office.
We encourage advocates for social justice to stand their ground, demand the protections afforded by the constitution, and know their rights. (Non-citizen protestors: know your rights.) We encourage protestors to contact the ACLU if they believe their rights have been violated.
Yes, this situation is ramping up. Yes, it’s most likely going to get worse before it gets better. But this is a movement, and it’s a movement we can’t afford to stop.
In solidarity,
Women Organizing Women Democrats