By Hon. Scott Benson, Detroit City Councilmember
If the last couple of weeks has taught us anything it’s that we need to learn to disagree better.
In the aftermath of the high-profile murder of a notorious MAGA media figure, and with the President of the United States (POTUS) heightening tensions by trying to blame the killing on the “radical left,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox showed bravery and leadership by standing up and saying no to hate. While POTUS’ inflammatory rhetoric is not going to unite a country that is on the edge, Governor Cox is one of the few high-profile Republicans who is actively trying to dial the temperature down.
Cox was urging people not to play the blame game, and that the shooter was the only person responsible for this heinous crime. In other words, he was doin