Editor, Times-Union:
Over a century ago there was a group of anti-government rebels that wanted to overthrow the government of their nation. They viewed the head of their nation as a threat that needed to be eliminated and were willing to sacrifice themselves to overthrow the government and many did. They were eventually successful and plunged their nation into chaos and tyranny that has continued to some extent today. They were the Bolsheviks. I fear the same thing will happen in America if the New Bolsheviks are successful.
ICE is not like the Cossacks which the Czar used against the Bolsheviks. Protesters that were unarmed were gunned down in the streets. The two protesters that were shot in Minneapolis had weapons that were a car and a faulty gun that misfired. The Bolsheviks created the chaos in Russia like the New Bolsheviks created it in this nation. The Bolsheviks were supported by a small percentage of Russians. The New Bolsheviks are backed by lawless people and misguided people that think they are standing up for the oppressed.
Both groups believed lies and used terror to get their way. The New Bolsheviks call people that rob, rape and kill neighbors. Most Democrats in Congress and the Senate want to stop ICE from removing illegal alien criminals and sending them back to the countries they came from. Nonremoval of illegal aliens cost us around 3,000 lives on 9/11. Those aliens had overstayed their visas. But Bill Clinton let them stay in America so they could kill Americans on that infamous day. I wonder how many illegal aliens Joe Biden let into America that Trump wants to remove will kill over 3,000 Americans since they were allowed in.
The ICE protesters are in essence saying, "Not enough Americans have been terrorized and killed by illegal aliens. We want more children to be trafficked. We want more robberies and rapes. We want more dead Americans. We embrace chaos and think our neighbors should be willing to slit our throats."
The New Bolsheviks, some serving in Washington and other governmental bodies, would sink this nation into a type of insanity that would need more than one election to pull us out of. The level of chaos could make the French Revolution seem like a peaceful transfer of power to the people. Both the French Revolution and Russian Revolution brought dictators to power. I fear the New Bolsheviks may usher in a new dictator to assume power which could lead to the emergence of the Antichrist. Christians won't be around to stop him. But many that call themselves Christians will allow it to happen thinking they are doing what's right by supporting the New Bolsheviks.
Rick Badman
Warsaw, via email