I normally post notes like this at the bottom of the piece. But, today, these thoughts are foremost in my mind. Today is the 31th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square revolt. And, the beginning of the end for a free-ish Hong Kong. We- that’s you and me- as well as our political leaders- revere(d) these events as a people trying to stop autocratic leaders in their attempts to subjugate the citizenry. Yet, too many of us are not looking at the national- and now international- response against a minority of our police (who, because the majority of our folks in Blue stifles their reprehension at the criminal element among them) who kill, maim, and otherwise subjugate the ‘other’ among us. Where too many of us don’t recognize that TheDonald is just that sort of criminal, as well. Who, along with Attorney General Barr, abrogate our Constitution, send MILITARY police- along with any other lackeys (such as the now embarrassed Secretary of Defense and military Chief of Staff) they can muster to forcibly remove PEACEFUL demonstrators who still had 46 minutes before a hastily called curfew would come into effect- using rubber bullets and tear gas. For no other reason than a most awkward photo op for TheDonald, who clutched someone else’s bible upside down- and not mention a thing about it. Just like North Korean leader Kim does on Mount Paektu. Yes, there has been looting and property damage- primarily by White folks (who may actually be aligned with Bill Koch)- but these were the same situations that we were willing to absolve in China and Hong Kong, with the majority attempting to effect peaceful change. Why don’t we recognize the enemy is us? And, while we are at it- with a now 20% unemployment rate (because TheDonald failed to properly act while repeatedly warned by his security apparatus that we could be doomed by the impending pandemic)- but a 50% unemployment rate among the Blacks who too many police find convenient targets for their killing and subjugation- the financial situation that obtains.I
And, now, back to our regularly scheduled blog. A prologue to a new series that will unfold over the next days.
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