David Brauer writes: > If the mayor had really wanted to bring people together, I think he > would have acknowledged what Johnson Lee clearly meant -
Are you suggesting the Mayor really does not want to bring people together? Is it possible the Mayor could want to "bring people together" and still make the statement he made? This is the problem when we begin interpreting people's statements and messages. I have found the discussion about this issue problematic. We are all judging and proporting how we feel people should be responding to this issue. We aren't debating policy or actions on the part of our leaders; we are juding how individuals have responded to a tragedy, what they have said, and what we think they mean. David Brauer says he can forgive the police federation for their reaction to CM Johnson-Lee's statement; many posts have given some interpretation about what Johnson-Lee's original post said and meant; others are making statements about what Mayor Rybak should or should not say. Isn't it possible that reasonable people can all behave and react differently to a situation? This dialogue sheds light on the very tenuous balance in the relationship between public figures and consituents when we are talking about personal feelings and statements, not public policy discussions. It is a lot easier to say I disagree with somebody's tax policy than it is to say I don't like how they personally responded (in a very public manner) to the shooting of a police officer. Michelle Mensing Armatage _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
