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Paper Clip Protest

This morning, I read the latest Substack post from Joyce Vance titled “Paper Clip Protest”. Author E. Jean Carroll suggested that people wear paper clips to protest Trump:

“Comely Reader! I suggest we all start wearing the paper clip. Subtler than a red hat, more powerful as a CONNECTION,” she wrote, explaining they were also worn during World War II as a sign of resistance against the Nazis.

I liked the idea very much, and bought a pack of colored paperclips. I am currently wearing a yellow paperclip, but I think orange would be a better contrasting color (also goes with “El Orange”, another term for Trump).

I also have purchased PaperClipProtest.com, and hope to roll out a website soon (as soon as that darn DNS can transfer to my hosting service). Stay tuned for more info!

This essay by Will Saletan at The Bulwark is an excellent summary of all of the freedoms that Charlie Kirk relied on in his political speech, and if anyone (<cough>Jimmy Kimmel et al<cough>) gets called down for these actions, people need to push back!

Political violence, political speech, and political hate

I am totally against political violence. I agree with Frank McPherson that I am sad about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. People should not be shooting people because they disagree with their speech or behavior. I agree with Andrew Shell that Charlie Kirk had the right to free speech (1st Amendment). The “Golden Rule” would be a good starting place here. If you would not like being shot to death, don’t do it to others.

People should also think about their speech and whether it meets the Golden Rule or not. I was not aware of who Charlie Kirk was before this South Park episode. (which has now been pulled from repeat broadcast on Comedy Central). I was not aware that Kirk has spoken out that felt it was “worth it” to have some gun deaths in the US to preserve the Second Amendment (right to bear arms), or aware of the extent of his racist and bigoted behavior. How does this behavior square with the Golden Rule?

Finally, an atmosphere of political hate pervades our federal government. From Stephen Miller to Tom Homan to Donald Trump, demonizing of people and groups occurs on a non-stop basis. Is this in line with the Golden Rule? I think not.

I watched the live coverage of the LA protests Monday on CNN, looks like local (California) law enforcement were handling it, no need for National Guard/Marines/Feds. They should go home. More on this later….