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==Systemic racism==
==Systemic racism==
:{{See also|Democratic party}}
:{{See also|Democratic party}}
The Minneapolis [[veto]]-proof Democratic City Council agreed to defund the Minneapolis police department.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/majority-minneapolis-city-council-commits-dismantling-city-s-police-department-n1227116</ref> [[Minneapolis]] is a Democrat stronghold and has not elected a [[Republican]] mayor since 1957.<ref>An unelected Republican, Richard M. Erdall, served for one day, December 31, 1973. https://web.archive.org/web/20090214045703/http://www.tholt.com/mayors.html</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2019/10/07/cnn-visits-democrat-stronghold-in-minnesota-finds-voters-turning-to-trump/</ref> The entire city government, including the police department which is considered one of the most institutionally racist in the United States,<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref> has been firmly in the hands of the Democratic party with strong support of its Democrat voter base for more than a half century.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtestsofPeace/comments/gvjb6x/protests_of_peace_democrat_stronghold_minneapolis/</ref> A [[Twin Cities]] resident wrote to the ''Pioneer Press/Dispatch'':
The Minneapolis [[veto]]-proof Democratic City Council and [[Politburo]] agreed to defund the Minneapolis police department.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/majority-minneapolis-city-council-commits-dismantling-city-s-police-department-n1227116</ref> [[Minneapolis]] is a Democrat stronghold and has not elected a [[Republican]] mayor since 1957.<ref>An unelected Republican, Richard M. Erdall, served for one day, December 31, 1973. https://web.archive.org/web/20090214045703/http://www.tholt.com/mayors.html</ref><ref>https://welovetrump.com/2019/10/07/cnn-visits-democrat-stronghold-in-minnesota-finds-voters-turning-to-trump/</ref> The entire city government, including the police department which is considered one of the most institutionally racist in the United States,<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref> has been firmly in the hands of the Democratic party with strong support of its Democrat voter base for more than a half century.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtestsofPeace/comments/gvjb6x/protests_of_peace_democrat_stronghold_minneapolis/</ref> A [[Twin Cities]] resident wrote to the ''Pioneer Press/Dispatch'':
{{quotebox|The fact is George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, by a Minneapolis policeman. He was not killed by a [[federal]] agent in a community of [[white supremacist]]s.
{{quotebox|The fact is George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, by a Minneapolis policeman. He was not killed by a [[federal]] agent in a community of [[white supremacist]]s.