"There" is here
Our dissatisfaction led us to gamble again on a “disruptor.” We assumed the disruption would stay “over there,” targeting other people, other communities, and the System.
But disruption is not a precision tool. It dismantles the safety and order of everyone it touches.
Renee Nicole Good was a mother in her vehicle.
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse.
They weren’t “the other.” They were our neighbors in Minneapolis. When we allow the common rights of one group—The Twin Cities!—to be attacked under the guise of “restoring order,” we create a country where no one is safe from the very forces meant to protect us.
“Disruption” was supposed to mean a better quality of life—including moral life—and a fairer share of our society’s wealth. Instead, it has brought masked agents to our streets and the loss of our own people.
To truly keep our communities safe, we have to scrape our way back to dialogue, equity, and justice—not the unchecked power of federal surges. Not the art of the mafia deal.
Minnesota isn’t “there” anymore. It’s here.