So, here we go again. Minneapolis is in the news. It is not because the weather is nice. It is not because the sports teams won something. It is because everyone is angry. Again.

Here is the situation. Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close their doors. They are locking up. They are turning off the lights. Why? To protest ICE. Yes, the immigration police. The idea is simple. If we stop selling tacos and coffee for a day, the federal government will change its mind. They think if the cash registers stop ringing in Minnesota, the guys in Washington D.C. will suddenly grow a heart.

It is adorable. It is also completely useless.

Let’s look at the logic here. The activists call this a "robust mobilization." That is a fancy way of saying a lot of people are yelling at once. They are mad about immigration actions. They are mad about deportations. I get it. The system is ugly. The system is broken. But do you really think closing a bookstore for eight hours scares a federal agent? Do you think the Director of ICE wakes up, looks at a spreadsheet, and says, "Oh no, the hipsters in Minneapolis didn't buy their lattes today! We better stop arresting people!"

No. That does not happen. The government runs on taxes. You paid those taxes last year. You will pay them next year. Closing your shop for a day is just a holiday for you. It is a day off. It is not a revolution. It is a nap.

This is the problem with the modern world. Everyone thinks "raising awareness" is the same thing as doing something. We are all aware. We know ICE exists. We know the border is a mess. We know the laws are confusing and cruel. We know all of this. Closing your business doesn't teach us anything new. It just makes it harder for a guy to get a sandwich on his lunch break.

But let’s talk about the business owners. They want to be heroes. They want to put a sign in the window. The sign says, "We stand with immigrants." That makes them feel warm and fuzzy inside. It is easy to be a hero when the only cost is one day of profit. It is a cheap way to buy a clean conscience. It is performing. It is acting. It is a play, and we are the audience forced to watch.

And what about the workers? The people who actually need the money? If the shop is closed, do the dishwashers get paid? Do the waiters get their tips? Probably not. So, to protest the government hurting vulnerable people, these businesses might just hurt their own vulnerable people. That is the irony of the Left. They love the "worker" in theory, but they usually ignore the actual guy mopping the floor.

Then you have the Right. They are probably looking at this and screaming about "Woke Mobs." They see a closed shop and think it is the end of capitalism. They think the country is falling apart because a few doors are locked. They are just as dumb. They are scared of everything. They think a protest in Minneapolis is going to destroy their suburban life. It won't. The Right loves to panic just as much as the Left loves to pose.

Both sides are feeding off this. The protesters get to feel important. The outrage machine on cable news gets something to yell about. The politicians get to make speeches. Everyone wins, except the people who actually have problems. The immigrants caught in the middle? This doesn't help them. A closed restaurant doesn't pay for a lawyer. A closed shop doesn't change a law. It is just noise. It is just a way for people to shout, "Look at me! I am a good person!"

This "robust mobilization" is just another day in the American circus. We love to fight. We love to pick sides. We love to make gestures that look big but mean nothing. We are addicted to the drama. We don't want solutions. Solutions are hard. Solutions are boring. Solutions take years of work. Closing a shop takes five seconds. We always choose the easy way.

So, if you are in Minneapolis, good luck finding lunch. The city is closed. The people are patting themselves on the back. The government is still doing whatever it wants. Nothing has changed. Nothing will change. But hey, at least everyone got to feel self-righteous for twenty-four hours. And in this country, that is all that really matters. Feeling good is more important than doing good. Welcome to the show.