Tissue Paper Armor

 On various social media sites and during inperson conversations, I have suggested that the violence against immigrants and minorities was just the beginning.  I suggested that if all the darker skinned or otherwise physically different from the "majority" were to suddenly disappear, then they would quickly find something they did not like about any of the groups of white folks.

While no one has laughed or screamed that I was wrong, most folks appeared to tolerate my claims rather than embracing them.  I suspect they believed I was being hyperbolic.  I understand that.  For them the armor of whiteness had never failed to protect them.

In Minneapolis today, a 37 year old white woman who was observing ICE operations was murdered by an ICE officer with his firearm.  Her whiteness was no protection against Nazi psychopaths.

You might be of the opinion that as long as you don't put yourself geographically in their proximity, you are safe.  If you do think that you might be an idiot.  ICE agents appear to be poorly trained and poorly conditioned.  They are very well paid but that is not likely to be much comfort to your survivors.

I hate to agree with the reich-wingers on anything but I am starting to think that every citizen needs to arm themselves and be ready to violently protect themselves from government goons.  There is no sure way to not be a target.  Loyalty only flows one direction where Felon47 is concerned.  

Unless you figure out a way to die before he and his Nazi goons come after you, your turn is coming and it doesn't matter who you are or what you do.  If you don't look out of the mirror at him and your name is not Ivanka, your turn is coming.  Your whiteness will work like armor made of single ply tissue paper.