Badger Guns was found negligent in
civil court in selling the gun that
was used to seriously injure two
Milwaukee police officers.”

Last night I wrote about how Milwaukee made another top ten worst list, Top 10 Worst Cities to Raise Black Children. Tonight I heard that the Milwaukee Metro area is the Number one worst city for Black Americans. I decided to look for other top ten worst cities Milwaukee has made. There are many and soon I will publish the list on this site.

Now if I sound negative about Milwaukee, I am not. It is my love for the city that motivates me to be critical of the city. If you really care for a city, organization or a person you are sadden to see that thing going in the wrong direction. For example, I am fond of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Thus when I see the Milwaukee Society spend millions on a “Resource Center” and now a suburban store that does serve its mission I get upset and try to point out how this is wrong. Some consider this wrong but I consider it an act of love.

One of the quotes that speak to me is by Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”

So when a city, organization or a person shows indifference, like ignoring a person and/or a message I found it difficult to understand, especially if it is me.

Now being critical of someone or something can be overdone if it is not out of love and is done without compassion. So Milwaukee I love you and that is why I wish you were not atop of all this worst lists. I hope to show you, Milwaukee, love not indifference.

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