Thank you, Kristen. I appreciate your support.

Instead, I will share my thoughts:

For two decades, I owned a successful graphic communications business in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of our customers tended to be on the liberal or left side of the political spectrum and held views that ran contrary to my own. To this day, I don’t believe many of my clients knew if I was a Democrat, Independent, or Republican. Or if I was a Catholic, atheist, or agnostic. I wanted it that way because it didn’t help my business for them to know one way or the other.

I’ve taken several of your online classes and never knew or wanted to know your political leanings because it didn’t matter – I just wanted to know how to better my art career and business.
By taking sides, you have alienated many of your customers and have helped to contribute to the political and cultural division in our country.

Antifa and BLM are two of the most racist/radical organizations in this country. They foster hate and division and shout down all who oppose their view of the world while choosing to ignore many of the real sources of crime and poverty within minority communities.

No one I know condones the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police, but the emotional response driven by the MSM, BLM, and Antifa runs contrary to the rule of law. If we allow mob-rule and intimidation to determine our future, the United States of America will cease to exist as we know it.

It is disappointing to see so many people, companies, and artists pandering to BLM and Antifa – both espouse violence and are determined to destroy this country. Some guilt-ridden folks feel the need to “bend the knee” and ask forgiveness for sins they never committed. Others, virtue signal and point fingers at those who remain silent because they don’t agree with looting, burning, and killing in the name of social justice.

People are silent because they fear retribution from the mob.

Where are these protesters when police officers are killed trying to help the most vulnerable or when gang members murder innocent people in their communities?

Unfortunately, many people now believe in collectivism and are ruled by groupthink, as pushed by BLM and Antifa – they no longer see themselves as individuals. They condone censorship, shaming, and worse if it helps their agenda. These movements are dangerous and threaten freedom of speech, artistic expression, and opposing points of view.

Beata: This is such an interesting response from a director of an organization with “multicultural” in its name. I’d appreciate it if you could point to one false statement that I made here by voicing my stance.

Thank you for sharing it with me, Art! I’m so happy to do it.