Great statement from the protest locally I heard on the evening news. It was said by a speaker at the protest this past Sunday, I believe, by one of the organizers, on the Plaza:
"This isn't black against white.
This is people against racism."
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Showing posts with label race riots. Show all posts
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Quote of the Day -- Prescient, Local Version
Great statement from the protest locally I heard on the evening news. It was said by a speaker at the protest this past Sunday, I believe, by one of the organizers, on the Plaza:
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
This President Is Hitting the Fan
Just some of the headlines from the last 24 hours.
This is what started it all, really.
It went on from there.
Different members of the clergy all came out resoundingly against the President's actions, at least, if not also this President himself.
Meanwhile, a quote. Note the source.
“This is an awful man, waving a book he hasn’t read, in front of a church he doesn’t attend, invoking laws he doesn’t understand, against fellow Americans he sees as enemies, wielding a military he dodged serving, to protect power he gained via accepting foreign interference, exploiting fear and anger he loves to stoke, after failing to address a pandemic he was warned about, and building it all on a bed of constant lies and childish inanity.”
-- Robert Hendrickson, Rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona.
Another minister in Washington said this but I can't find his name, unfortunately.
"You had a Bible in your hand. It's clear you don't have it in your heart."
This is the disturbing, possibly frightening aspect of the Trump administration and its handling of national issues.
CIA veterans who monitored crackdowns abroad see troubling parallels in Trump’s handling of protests
This is encouraging, some encouragement, because we need it, both because of the source--Republicans--and that it ran on Fox.
Even ancient, Right Wing nutjob Pat Robertson thinks this President was and is wrong here. That's how bad.
More encouragement. Actual Republicans--gasp--speaking up against this man in the White House.
GOP senators offer rare rebuke
of Trump on church visit
And this next is the reason I believe Americans will not re-elect this President come November.
In the middle of the worst, most killing, international pandemic in over 100 years.
Stunning.
A meme on social media said it best yesterday:
"Helluva job, Donnie.
You're managed to bring back the 1918 pandemic, 1929 Depression and 1968 race riots all at the same time."
God help us all.
As I've said before, God help us all.
Quote of the Day -- Shallow, Hypocritical, Pandering Presidential Edition
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a Bible."
--Sinclair Lewis
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Quotes of the Day -- Clueless, Shameful, Shameless Presidential Edition
The Rev. James Martin, a prominent Jesuit priest and author, said in a statement,
"Using the Bible as a prop while talking about sending in the military, bragging about how your country is the greatest in the world, and publicly mocking people on a daily basis, is pretty much the opposite of all Jesus stood for."
He added:
He added:
"Let me be clear. This is revolting. The Bible is not a prop. A church is not a photo op. Religion is not a political tool. And God is not a plaything."
Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance, said in a statement Monday,
Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance, said in a statement Monday,
"Seeing President Trump stand in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church while holding a Bible in response to calls for racial justice — right after using military force to clear peaceful protesters out of the area — is one of the most flagrant misuses of religion I have ever seen. This only underscores the president's complete lack of compassion for Black Americans and the lethal consequences of racism."
Shameless.
The man is shameless.
Thanks, Republicans.
#VOTEBLUE
My Biggest Concern About This President--and His Political Party
"The Week" hit the nail on the head currently.
No overstatement, no exaggeration. A bit from the article:
Mass unrest engulfed cities across the United States over the weekend, as thousands of people protested the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd and police typically responded with violence. In some relatively isolated cases, riots and looting broke out — including in Washington, D.C., where President Trump turned off the lights at the White House and hid in a bunker.
It seems the United States was a powder keg just waiting for a spark. Police incompetence and brutality — carried out at enormous expense to the American taxpayer — have only added to the intolerable daily burden of poverty and misery experienced by the American working class, particularly its black and brown members. The fabric of America is coming apart.
Then this President is fomenting yet more violence, virtually each time he speaks, in the worst racial protests we've seen since the Rodney King riots of 1992, if not the Watts riots in the middle 60s.
Then Paul Krugman penned a similarly themed article for the New York Times.
A bit from it:
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that America as we know it is on the brink.
How did we get here? The core story of U.S. politics over the past four decades is that wealthy elites weaponized white racism to gain political power, which they used to pursue policies that enriched the already wealthy at workers’ expense.
Until Trump’s rise it was possible — barely — for people to deny this reality with a straight face. At this point, however, it requires willful blindness not to see what’s going on.
...I still see occasional news reports that describe Trump as a “populist.” But Trump’s economic policies have been the opposite of populist: They have been relentlessly plutocratic, centered largely on a successful effort to ram through huge tax cuts for corporations and the rich, and a so far unsuccessful attempt to take health insurance away from poor and working-class families.
Nor have Trump’s trade wars brought back the good jobs of yore. Even before the coronavirus plunged us into depression, Trump had failed to deliver major employment growth in coal mining or manufacturing. And farmers, who supported Trump by large margins in 2016, have suffered huge losses thanks to his trade wars.
So what has Trump really offered to the white working class that makes up most of his base? Basically, he has provided affirmation and cover for racial hostility.
Nor have Trump’s trade wars brought back the good jobs of yore. Even before the coronavirus plunged us into depression, Trump had failed to deliver major employment growth in coal mining or manufacturing. And farmers, who supported Trump by large margins in 2016, have suffered huge losses thanks to his trade wars.
So what has Trump really offered to the white working class that makes up most of his base? Basically, he has provided affirmation and cover for racial hostility.
We have so, so many problems, so many national issues and we're not addressing them.
Meanwhile, this was his Tweet today, 2 hours ago:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump·
Meanwhile, this was his Tweet today, 2 hours ago:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump·
D.C. had no problems last night. Many arrests. Great job done by all. Overwhelming force. Domination. Likewise, Minneapolis was great (thank you President Trump!).
The nation is coming apart and he can only pat himself on the back. Stunning.
What is most encouraging to me is that this article, this opinion piece was penned by uber conservative, ultra-Republican Party supporting George Will, not some "Leftist", Liberal member of the Democratic Party. Mr. Will has been writing similar pieces since Trump has been in office, at least. He sees this man Trump for what and who he is and knows its bad, really bad, for the nation.
Here's hoping, folks.
We have to take our nation back. We have to take it back for the people.
Vote. Always vote. And yes, you guessed it, vote blue.
We can do this.
We must.
We know what needs to happen:
We have to take our nation back. We have to take it back for the people.
We can do this.
We must.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Quote of the Day -- Timely, Oppressed Version
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
--Elie Wiesel
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Quote of the Day -- Timely, Protest, Riot Version
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."
--Benjamin Franklin
Friday, May 29, 2020
No Justice. No Peace
God
It's my face man
I didn't do nothing serious man
please
please
please I can't breathe
please man
please somebody
please man
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
please
(inaudible)
man can't breathe my face
just get up
I can't breathe
please (inaudible)
I can't breath sh*t
I will
I can't move
Mama
Mama
I can't
my knee
my nuts
I'm through
I'm through
I'm claustrophobic
my stomach hurt
my neck hurts
everything hurts
some water or something
please
please
I can't breath officer
don't kill me
they gonna kill me man
come on man
I cannot breathe
I cannot breathe
they gon kill me
they gon kill me
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
please sir
please
please
please I can't breathe
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