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Councilmember Taishya Adams should resign

City Councilmember Taishya Adams should resign. She simply wasn’t able to bring herself to sign the statement by the City Council condemning the savage fire attack on peaceful, non-political, Run for Their Lives marchers who support the hostages in Gaza. Why? Because, in her words, she “felt the statement lacked … an acknowledgement that, based on (the attacker’s) recorded comments, this was both an act of antisemitism and anti-Zionism.”

Ms. Adams, are you serious? Then she blames it partly on “… due to work travel, I was unable to have conversations with my colleagues.” Wow, way to step up there when there’s a crisis in your city and not do what it took to condemn it. Too busy with travel? Nice excuse.

And I shouldn’t have to explain this, but Zionism doesn’t mean you support the civilian deaths in Gaza, what the Trumpian Netanyahu is doing, or the far right in Israel. Zionism means supporting a homeland for the Jews in Israel. That’s it. And if you don’t support that, then you don’t support the safety of the Jews and you are de facto antisemitic. So this nuance that she’s trying to tease out doesn’t even matter and is deeply concerning because it seems to indicate she thinks his motivations are more justifiable than the statement was letting on. Gross.

And now she’s saying she’s “turning my attention to addressing our community’s needs during this devastating time.” Really? Solidarity in condemning this antisemitic attack was probably the main thing she could have done to address her community’s needs, and she failed miserably.

Ms. Adams, you are shockingly out of touch. Please resign. And if readers agree, she can be emailed here adamst@bouldercolorado.gov and you can message Council here: https://bouldercolorado.gov/contact-city-council-and-staff.

— Jonathan Sackheim, Boulder

This is an ominous moment

Dictatorships start with mobs but end with military oppression. It’s happening here.

On January 6, 2021, a mob, assembled and activated by a seditious conspiracy, attacked our democracy in service to a charismatic leader. Police were assaulted. Political leaders were chased from the United States Congress. Fortunately, the Constitution survived.

The ex-president reengaged his followers, threatened Republican opponents into submission, and regained the immense power of the U.S. presidency.

The Supreme Court effectively declared the president unaccountable for criminal behavior. Checks, balances and oversight mechanisms have been systematically disabled. Republican fealty is virtually universal.

Emboldened, he initiated a reign of terror among immigrants, especially Latino women, children and peaceful laborers, using masked paramilitary officers and draconian detention centers here and abroad.

Now, he is co-opting the United States Military. Pentagon leadership has been purged, streets of LA have been flooded with federal troops, the LA Mayor and CA Governor have been threatened, an address to troops at Ft. Bragg encouraged disdain of Democratic opposition leadership and evoked cheers. Then an unprecedented massive military parade in DC celebrated the president’s life.

This is an ominous moment. No one is secure when a leader turns the military against civilians. The danger may be in LA today but it could soon take us to Nuremberg.

— Mike Shivers, Boulder