Article snippet: In Part One of this series, we considered the changing politics of the blue-collar suburb of Macomb County, Michigan, just outside of Detroit. In Part Two, we noted that the Thin Blue Line—that is, our nation’s police forces—is mostly blue collar, both by background, and by current salary income. Now, let’s take a look at the politics of policing in 2017. Yes, let’s consider these men and women, these “New Centurions,” as they engage in a real-time sacrament of service and sacrifice. So the five points to make: 1. Policing is dangerous; 2. The mainstream media, and the popular culture, don’t like cops; 3. The Democratic Party, too, is increasingly anti-cop; 4. The American people, on the other hand, support the police; 5. This gap between the elites and the people is an opportunity for Republicans. Let’s look at each of these points in turn: First, policing is dangerous. As we remember, there have been many cold-blooded multiple-cop-assassinations in recent years: two killed in New York City in 2014, two more in Iowa in 2016, and then, that same year, three dead in Baton Rouge, and five slain in Dallas. Indeed, in 2016, a total of 145 cops died in the line of duty; of these, 63 were killed by gunfire, another 17 died from other kinds of assault. Moreover, this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, deaths among federal, state, and local police have risen 30 percent. Second, the MSM, and the popular culture, are anti-cop. Here... Link to the full article to read more