To vote or to not vote

Some say there’s no distinction between the 2 main U.S. political events. Now not true. One birthday celebration too regularly takes us with no consideration. The opposite desires us useless. One is terrible at messaging. The opposite is superb at mendacity to foment anger, concern and department, and blaming us for all U.S. issues. One fights, despite the fact that regularly ineffectively, to avoid wasting the little piece of democracy this nation has left. The opposite brazenly strikes to ruin democracy. One is for safeguarding the surroundings, felony justice reform, a lady’s proper to make choices about her personal frame, common healthcare, scholar mortgage forgiveness, and many others. The opposite is in opposition to all of that. One is slightly for human rights. The opposite has over 70% of its participants pronouncing violence is justified to stay energy. One is for “one individual, one vote.” The opposite is led through gazillionaires who desire a “president” with dictator energy to move together with the Ideally suited Courtroom they already purchased off. One desires to make balloting simple. The opposite is shutting down balloting places through the hundreds in our neighborhoods and is establishing extra balloting roadblocks as we discuss. “To vote or to not vote” is NOT the query. The query is WHEN are you gonna vote, and what number of people are you taking with you to the polls?

BEYOND PALESTINE/ISRAEL

Regardless that we will have to care in regards to the mindless homicide of human beings any place in the world, with all eyes on Palestine/Israel, nobody turns out to offer a d@mn about Africans. And sure, there are Blackfolk in Palestine/Israel (i.e. the “Center East,” which is truly simply northeast Africa). However what about our cousins at the continent correct? There are over 30 armed conflicts around the land the place all people hint their beginnings. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan are all affected by violent conflicts, maximum of which have been fomented through Ecu powers. Let’s give those nations and their other folks our time, consideration, care, fear and extra.

LORD, LORD

When a Black Mississippi lady, Bettersten Wade, requested Jackson, MS police to assist her in finding her son, Dexter Wade, who have been lacking for a number of months, officials instructed the mother they didn’t know the rest. However what the mum didn’t know on the time used to be those self same police now not simplest knew about her son, however they killed him, buried him in a penal farm cemetery and not stricken to touch any of his members of the family. Making issues worse, Mrs. Wade’s different son used to be killed in 2022 after being “slammed” through those self same Jackson police. Mom Wade is tough justice and has secured Ben Crump as criminal illustration. However what does justice even appear to be in a case like this?

YEAH BOYEE!

I’m nonetheless looking to wrap my thoughts round the truth that Taste Flav of the mythical hip-hop team Public Enemy lately sang the nationwide anthem ahead of the Oct. 29 NBA sport between the Milwaukee Dollars and Atlanta Hawks. Taste Flav.