![]() In an attempt to separate the two dueling rallies the Denver Police Department SWAT team tried to separate the two groups. The counter protesters dueling rallies devolved quickly into chaos and some violence."nThe anti-police protesters greatly outnumbered the pro-police crowd. The anti-police protesters moved into the Pro Police rally"u2019s space in the park"u2019s amphitheater shortly after the demonstration supporting law enforcement started around 3 p.m. A counter protest was organized by the Party of Socialism and Liberation and held near the state capitol. The rally was organized by Pro Police Rally Colorado. Pro Police Rally Colorado held a rally to celebrate Colorado"u2019s 6th annual law enforcement appreciation day. That takes an incredible amount of optimism, and I have no doubt they did it not just for themselves, but for those they loved – and for the generations that were to follow them.ĭENVER, COLORADO - JULY 19: An anti-police protester, left, clashes with a Pro-Police Rally supporter when dueling rallies collided at Civic Center Park on Jin Denver, Colorado. Somehow, through every misguided or shameful choice in our history, those most marginalized and oppressed have led the way toward progress. It has only been through the incredible will of people fighting for what’s right that we have inched closer to our ultimate ideals. From the beginning, the words that formed this government were more aspirational than the actions of even the authors. And I can think of no greater form of optimism.Īmerica has a flawed foundation. I see more people than ever becoming politically engaged. I see people fighting for one another – caretakers and first responders tending to the sick, young people leading the march for the future of our planet, and people of every race, creed and age fighting for equality and racial justice. Amid a pandemic that has cost over 217,000 American lives, amid unbelievable economic hardship, and after nearly four years of increasingly partisan politics, I still see people caring for one another. The reason America's two sides can't agreeīut when I look instead to the politics of everyday people, the way Kathryn and Martin and so many others taught me, I see something else. (Photo by Lynsey Weatherspoon/Getty Images) Lynsey Weatherspoon/Getty Images Georgia's Stone Mountain Park which is famous for its large rock carving of Confederate leaders planned to close on Saturday in response to a planned right-wing rally. STONE MOUNTAIN, GA - AUGUST 15: A woman argues with a far-right protester during a rally on Augnear the downtown of Stone Mountain, Georgia. It can feel as though we’ve lost our way. ![]() And when I look at this political moment, when I see the divisive, mean-spirited, hateful rhetoric that appears to be driving our politics, I can grow despondent. Love, not hate, forged my political consciousness. So, when people tell me to “stay out of politics,” I can only think, “but that’s impossible.” Everything I do, I try to do in consideration of its impact and aim toward a greater good (with the possible exception of my dozens of hours researching the best refrigerators. This realization is what has given my life meaning. He and Kathryn, and others like them, gently and patiently illuminated for me how every decision we make, every privilege we hold, every hardship we encounter, every service we partake in, every person we meet – literally everything we do is political. I responded with my typical line, “Oh, I’m not really political.” Martin smiled and replied, “Do you breathe?” Then, one day, her friend Martin Sheen turned and asked my opinion. She is always right, with very few exceptions – mostly relating to the inner workings of our appliances (and even there she’s rapidly gaining knowledge and is on track to outpace me by 2022).Įarly on, when Kathryn and her friends would talk politics, I would politely listen and consider it something of an intellectual indulgence. My wife has been my north star in so many ways. Ashley Judd Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America/Getty ImagesĪshley Judd: Women, we are in the fight of our lives
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