ROOKE: Probably The Most Important Step To Ending Antifa Just Took Place In Texas
ROOKE: Probably The Most Important Step To Ending Antifa Just Took Place In Texas
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When the George Floyd riot hysteria swept across the nation, I, like millions of Americans, watched in horror as left-wing activists burned down our cities. I had never seen anything so violent in my life. At the time, my husband’s job had taken our family from Texas to Oklahoma. I was in a strange city with little to no support system and four little girls.
We lived in Tulsa at the time, and while Seattle, Portland, and other cities were under siege, the left capitalized on the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and began demonstrating outside our home in historic Midtown. While this wasn’t where the original riot took place, we still found ourselves in the middle of it. I remember making sure all the girls were inside with the windows and doors locked. We didn’t show any signs that we were home.
There was looting and vandalism; police had to deploy tear gas to keep the so-called demonstrations from overtaking the city. It was one of those moments where I worried about the future for our girls. And the craziest part is that it was........
