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Does Pandering to the Mob Protect You?Turns out, not so much.By Ric Wasley June 29, 2020 What happens when you try to appease the mob?Pretty much the same thing that happened during the Reign of Terror, Third Reich, Stalin's USSR and Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Eventually, no matter how much you grovel and kiss up to the mob, they are gonna do what mobs always do…turn on YOU! That’s just what happened to a Democrat Pol who thought that being a true believer and supporter of Democrat Mobs would give him immunity. It didn’t. "Fury exploded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters smashed windows at the statehouse, attacked a state senator, and tore down two iconic statues — including one of an abolitionist who died trying to end slavery during the Civil War. During the melee late Tuesday, Democratic state Sen. Tim Carpenter was assaulted after filming the protesters. Senator Tim Carpenter, of Milwaukee, had been showing his support for the protesters and continued taking photos with them before a group approached him and started beating him. "I don't know what happened ... all I did was stop and take a picture ... and the next thing I'm getting five, six punches, getting kicked in the head," Carpenter told a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter following the assault." (1) Do you suppose that incidents like this will get through to the craven Democrats who pander and grovel before the mob, mouthing mealy-mouth platitudes? Do you suppose they will take the hint that mobs really don’t care that much about who they beat the crap out of? Well, certainly most intelligent, thoughtful, and reasonable people would. So I would say that the chance of Democrats coming to this realization hovers somewhere between slim and none. Instead, I’ll just end this object lesson with a paraphrasing of the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller about why he never opposed the Nazis - updated to reflect the thought process of most Democrats. First, they came for the Conservatives And I did not speak out Because I was not a Conservative Then they came for those who loved freedom And I did not speak out Because I was not one of those who loved freedom Then they came for those who believed in free speech And I did not speak out Because I was not one of those who believed in free speech Then they came for the Americans And I did not speak out Because I was not an American Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
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 Ric Wasley is a writer and lecturer, as well as the author of the popular McCarthy Mystery Series. Ric has had a 40 year professional career history in advertising, publishing and marketing in Boston, New York and San Francisco. He has degrees in history and psychology and has been trained in debating, public speaking and stage acting. A large part of his 40 year career was spent in numerous professional and business settings as a presenter and featured speaker at seminars and professional meetings. Ric has been a visiting professor at Worcester Polytech Institute. He also teaches a popular course on marketing for authors at prominent venues such as the venerable “Cape Cod Writers Conference.” Wasley has been involved in both print and broadcast media as well as writing for business and commercial markets for over 30 years and continues to consult for a major media company. In addition to his novels and short stories, he has been published in several literary magazines. Wasley currently divides his time between Boston and his home on Cape Cod where he continues to write, lecture and create worlds where the unexpected thrives.
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