What does ‘American values’ mean in the 21st Century? Is it life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Does the Second Amendment give you the right to shoot someone exercising the 1st Amendment if you disagree? Can you be pro-life and pro-hysterectomy? Do you believe the coronavirus is a hoax therefore you won’t wear a mask? Or, is it a biological weapon from China, so you, in turn, won’t wear a mask? If you boo your home team Superbowl champions during a gesture of unity and league reconciliation, then what is it you really want — a team without Black players? The players have clearly explained themselves, perhaps it is your turn to do the same.

White America is short-circuiting and trying to compare their breath to our asphyxiation. I thought the pandemic would be tantamount to a contemporary Great Depression, something all citizens accepted but persevered through, especially since it was occurring around the world – but no. American Exceptionalism re-defined itself by becoming a defiant world leader of CoVid cases and deaths. The Orange Administration decided to “down-play” the crisis and double down on Orwell’s “doublethink” playbook. They even fired a beloved Navy captain for trying to keep his sailors safe from the virus. Think about that. The Commander-In-Chief’s whole anti-kneel argument revolved around championing the troops so the only thing that could distract his base from that blatant disrespect was more tribalism. The problem again, sentient people have eyes (even those doing well in the stock market) and there’s just too much evidence proving countless Black people who had encounters with the police didn’t have to die – especially, since there is also so much evidence of white people in similar or worst scenarios getting arrested without a scratch. According to CBS News, 164 Black people have been killed by police in the first 8 months of 2020. Keep in mind, people who survived excessive force by police like Jacob Blake and who were victims of hate crimes like Ahmaud Arbery where police were reluctant to make arrest, are not included in the list.


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