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No, Representative Waters, that's not how we should go about things...

Democratic California Representative Maxine Waters has come under fire after making the following comments at a weekend rally in Los Angeles:

"You think we're rallying now? You ain't seen nothing yet! Already you have members of your Cabinet that are being booed out of restaurants ... protesters taking up at their house saying 'no peace, no sleep.' Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere. History is not going to be kind to this administration. We want history to record that we stood up, that we pushed back, that we fought and that we did not consider ourselves victims of this president."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has since responded to Ms. Waters' call with this:

"In the crucial months ahead, we must strive to make America beautiful again. Trump's daily lack of civility has provoked responses that are predictable but unacceptable. As we go forward, we must conduct elections in a way that achieves unity from sea to shining sea."

My heart and mind are conflicted on this. While my heart is with Maxine Waters, my mind is with Nancy Pelosi. No, this isn't a case of an agnostic watching too much Twilight. I understand Ms. Waters' anger and frustration, but what are we if we stoop to the level of those whom we criticize? How can we then rightfully criticize Republicans who refuse service to Democratic officials and the LGBT community if we refuse service to them? It's beginning to feel like an increasing number on the left are, instead of fighting for equality moving forward, are fighting for equality moving backward. Instead of attempting to provide marginalized communities with more rights, we're attempting to strip the rights of those who have more than said marginalized communities. Is that what we really want? Have we simply given up on true progression? If the Republican Party is continually trying to move certain demographics backward, what makes us any different if we're trying to do similarly? Regression is the antithesis of progression, and regardless of how much I want to smack Republican officials upside the head at times or cuss them out in public, I, for one, am not going to appease them any by stooping to their level. Want to stand for progressive ideals and move this country forward? 1) Don't behave like regressive Republicans and 2) Vote!

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maxine-waters-warns-cabinet-on-street-confrontation_us_5b305621e4b0040e27447208

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