“How can you talk about violence in our society and not even have a conversation about the violence that is perpetrated by so much of our public policy?”pic.twitter.com/5NN0IN32Pe
The biggest violence is not what’s happening today, but rather the chronic violence of political, economic and criminal injustices that has accumulated over the last 40 years. That violence was tolerated by the same establishment that today is telling everyone not to be violent.
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wow this was so fire
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As a matter of fact, over the past 400 plus years
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I think she's just counting since the last time there were riots. not super into that framing to be clear just trying to see where she's coming from. i think she pretty clearly has the right idea at least
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MN governor says 80% of protesters there were out of town and white nationalists are organizing and infiltrating ...who really vandalized the
@CNN building last night & trump has called for MAGA's to commit violence against protesters at White House tonight -
I believe this.
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More precisely Marianne it is the chronic violence of political, economic & criminal injustices accumulated over the past 200+ yrs. since Black people were kidnapped out of Africa & enslaved in America!
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Exactly! Its would all be so maddening and ridiculous if it werent so seriously deadly.
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Acknowledge the darkness. Hold space for the light. Inspire a new way.
Universal healthcare
Pass the Equality Act.
#UBI let the American people breatheTransform abandoned mills into affordable housing
Develop green energy -create jobs
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They are decrying violence, while also deploying every means of state-sanctioned violence at their disposal. The police started this violence and they are perpetuating it. Government officials calling in the national guard are committing violence. Systemic violence is violence!
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