This country... an evil place. I can't write right now. I'm hurting. I'm in pain today.
Update: 5/31/2020
He and I were able to discuss how I was feeling about everything; it was helpful. I was worried about discussing the issues with him just because of our history of discussing these topics in the past. It was about to go sour when we were discussing how burning down buildings, looting, and "rioting" contributes to a movement. I think we settled well. With him stating that he doesn't believe it is a right thing to do, and me caring more about black lives than material goods owned by corporations.
Seeing as how things have changed and taken a few turns, it really is police officers inciting violence. That's when the protests get violent. I understand there are people I know with family members and loved ones in the CPD, and I guess, officers in general. However, they have all the more power to show how they are for the people if they are asked to violently respond to protesters. Does that make sense? There are cities in which officers are deciding to walk with the protesters, sit down with them, fight their fight. Unfortunately, this type of demonstration is few and far between. Many police departments are sending their officers out in riot gear, equipped with every nonlethal weapon to use. Rubber bullets, which are just as deadly, tear gas, which can be blinding, batons, shields, tasers, which are all debilitating when controlled by an evil hand. Patrolling. Seeking out. Intentionally harming. It's sickening to my stomach. To my core.
People deserve to be angry. People deserve to be destructive. "What does burning down a building help?", it gets people watching. It gets people's attention. Mind you, however, there are several reports of undercover cops burning down buildings. Just to give an image that people are not protesting an important cause and want to only damage their communities. The communities are already damaged. The communities are polluted with hate and discrimination.
I can't understand how people don't see it. They don't see the importance or the need to show up and show out for such an important cause. If they are fixated on the taking of materials and goods, they are not thinking right. They are not paying attention. People need to wise up about what this country does to it's citizens. The amount of hatred and racism in the world is without purpose. It puts people against each other. Safety is not guaranteed. And this is not okay.
On Instagram, someones Instagram story talked about the unlearning. It is so important to stay educated about these issues and about the history of America. The true history. Black lives have suffered for years and continue to do so. The way it looks is different. Yes, they have rights, which they had to fight for. But no, they are not equally treated in the eyes of the law, education system, healthcare system, employment system, welfare systems, mental health systems, or in the communities and neighborhoods they live in. Street by street, black lives are lived in oppression in comparison to white lives. There's evidence of it. It's not just about George Floyd, it's about all the others before him, and the lives of our black citizens today. It's about all of the systems that are rooted in oppression and discrimination. It's about all of the people who fear for their lives everyday. It's about luck. It's by chance that it was George Floyd, but it could have been any other black life who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Who said the "wrong thing". Hell, not even that, black people die for remaining silent and complying.
It's not fair. It's not okay. This is why they protest. This is what we need to see change.
Update: 5/31/2020
He and I were able to discuss how I was feeling about everything; it was helpful. I was worried about discussing the issues with him just because of our history of discussing these topics in the past. It was about to go sour when we were discussing how burning down buildings, looting, and "rioting" contributes to a movement. I think we settled well. With him stating that he doesn't believe it is a right thing to do, and me caring more about black lives than material goods owned by corporations.
Seeing as how things have changed and taken a few turns, it really is police officers inciting violence. That's when the protests get violent. I understand there are people I know with family members and loved ones in the CPD, and I guess, officers in general. However, they have all the more power to show how they are for the people if they are asked to violently respond to protesters. Does that make sense? There are cities in which officers are deciding to walk with the protesters, sit down with them, fight their fight. Unfortunately, this type of demonstration is few and far between. Many police departments are sending their officers out in riot gear, equipped with every nonlethal weapon to use. Rubber bullets, which are just as deadly, tear gas, which can be blinding, batons, shields, tasers, which are all debilitating when controlled by an evil hand. Patrolling. Seeking out. Intentionally harming. It's sickening to my stomach. To my core.
People deserve to be angry. People deserve to be destructive. "What does burning down a building help?", it gets people watching. It gets people's attention. Mind you, however, there are several reports of undercover cops burning down buildings. Just to give an image that people are not protesting an important cause and want to only damage their communities. The communities are already damaged. The communities are polluted with hate and discrimination.
I can't understand how people don't see it. They don't see the importance or the need to show up and show out for such an important cause. If they are fixated on the taking of materials and goods, they are not thinking right. They are not paying attention. People need to wise up about what this country does to it's citizens. The amount of hatred and racism in the world is without purpose. It puts people against each other. Safety is not guaranteed. And this is not okay.
On Instagram, someones Instagram story talked about the unlearning. It is so important to stay educated about these issues and about the history of America. The true history. Black lives have suffered for years and continue to do so. The way it looks is different. Yes, they have rights, which they had to fight for. But no, they are not equally treated in the eyes of the law, education system, healthcare system, employment system, welfare systems, mental health systems, or in the communities and neighborhoods they live in. Street by street, black lives are lived in oppression in comparison to white lives. There's evidence of it. It's not just about George Floyd, it's about all the others before him, and the lives of our black citizens today. It's about all of the systems that are rooted in oppression and discrimination. It's about all of the people who fear for their lives everyday. It's about luck. It's by chance that it was George Floyd, but it could have been any other black life who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Who said the "wrong thing". Hell, not even that, black people die for remaining silent and complying.
It's not fair. It's not okay. This is why they protest. This is what we need to see change.
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