Having someone burn Trump into your lawn because you support BLM and Biden is equivalent to a modern-day cross burning.
It is also a very cowardly act done in the dead of night, under the cover of darkness, to intimidate someone with another point of view.
Having neighbors hide in their homes, remain silent in the face of an assault, but berate friends and family coming to your aid over parking issues, reflects the true nature of your neighbors and your Wolfe Pointe community.
Personally, having someone steal a political sign and tolerance sign off your property is an infringement of First Amendment rights and a trespass.
Having a state trooper finally arrive at your home without a mask only to be arrogant, condesending and confrontational, rather than providing comfort and support to two solitary elderly women is putting political belief above service and intentionally cruel.
Having a police organization feel free to espouse racist half-truths about Black organizations and garner support by conspiracy deep state believers instead of being objective is why police are so distrusted. An obvious victim of an apparent hate crime illustrates why African Americans’ encounters with police often turn deadly.
So tell me, where is the civility?
But then, why am I surprised? I see racism in Lewes; I go into stores, look at businesses and usually see only smiling white faces. Doesn’t anyone find that unusual? I recently requested that the Lewes tourist information and brief history of Lewes published by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce be revised because it lacked diversity, painted an unflattering portrait of Native Americans and totally ignored the presence of a Black community.
Do the people who live on the plantation expect me to call them “Master,” or do they revel in the illusion of the Old South? I no longer think I am paranoid as almost 50 percent of nation’s voters pledged allegiance to a racist and entitled president. These voters use other code words to cloak their racism as in having to change an address or not fitting with the tenor of a neighborhood to accommodate an African American relic (the net reel), but peel away the layers, and you will find racism. African Americans/Blacks are not fighting the battle for social justice and civil rights alone but with the support of other good people of all races. I try to remember that at times like now.
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