I am troubled by your editorial about de-escalating tensions in Minneapolis (“De-Escalate Now, Don,” Editorial, Jan. 26).

Should not the emphasis of lowering the temperature be on the backs of both the governor and the mayor?

When people refer to a law-enforcement agency composed of American citizens as “Nazi” and “Gestapo,” and tell them profanely to leave your city and state, are they not setting the tone of a violent confrontation?

When they tell local police not to be the buffer between the protesters and the federal agents, isn’t this what approaching chaos looks like?

The bar was set too low and cooperation was infected from the outset because of agendas.

Tony Giametta

Oceanside

Peaceful protests are far less likely to initiate a civil war than a government deploying 3,000 armed agents to an American city who are willing to flaunt their absolute immunity around with no end in........

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