Driving down I-35 near United Hospital and Children's Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota state representative Eric Lucero, R-Dayton, engaged in a distracted driving moment in order to snap a cellphone photo of a banner draped over an overpass.
We post a screenshot of the photo, which he shared on Facebook about 30 minutes later, or so his reference to the time of the photo in the post would lead us to believe:
On my way to a client site this morning, I saw this sign hanging on the first overpass south of Kellogg Blvd while traveling 35E southbound.
Questions:
• To whom is the "You" directed?
• To whom is the "Us" referring?
• Who put the sign up?
• What will be accomplished by the sign?
His Facebook friends answered, providing an anarchic subjective moment for the viewer. Here are their replies, most which viewed the banner in terms of African-Americans or racial identity:
Paul Seefeld I saw on the Walker Art Center's bridge.... "Officer Yanez is a Murderer" ... very sad.Theresa J. Westcott Very unfortunate. He wasn't out to kill someone that day. He was simply doing his job.Jon Nalty Good questions Eric. Unfortunately logic doesn't exist in "their" world. Case in point: Milwaukee.Paul Hadley Miller The race pimps and their media accomplices have created a narrative, and to those who've swallowed it, facts don't matter. Once King Race Pimp Barack Hussein Obama gave his blessing to the narrative, it was set in stone.Lisa Johnson Braegelman My interpretation
You? Caucasians. Most likely cops.
Us? African Americans
Who? someone who is very angry
Accomplished? it gave an angry person a voice.
While I may not agree with the message or personally identify with the messenger's anger and fear, I do understand the drive and need for change.Paul Hadley Miller I once met a fella from South Africa who immigrated to the United States and became a citizen. He was as Caucasian as can be, and he was quite literally an "African-American". But when he pointed it out, he was disparaged.
The term as it is used is meaningless. Either you're an American, or you're not.Eric Lucero January this year we visited Israel for the second time. Our tour guide was an ethnic Jew / racial Caucasian born and raised in South Africa who later moved to Israel. He was a white, Jewish, African, Israeli. Fascinating guy!
It's an interesting Roschach test of sorts.
Lucero, a freshman state representative, is one of two Republican Latinos elected to the Minnesota House in 2014. In 2014, Lucero told North Wright County Today that his background is an asset for Republican outreach:
My Hispanic ethnicity and my wife’s East Indian ethnicity, my connection with young people, and my experience with the business community will all help outreach initiatives to grow the Republican Party through articulating the values of Individual Liberty, Free Market Capitalism, and Limited Government.
Screengrab: Eric Lucero asks what the banner means.
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