When I read this piece I was struck by something.
As Michelle Obama is talking about all the racism and inequality in this country, and how scared a black person is to drive their car, I thought to myself, “most of this stuff is happening in Dem-run cities.”
Liberal cities are high-crime, with police forces arresting a lot of blacks males – and they’d certainly be likely to profile, legal or not.
The liberal-run cities are filled with drugs, which cause more crime and violence. And how can these people get ahead in cities like that?
They’re hopeless.
So, if Michelle Obama wants to fix these injustices, why doesn’t she go to all of these liberals cities and work with them to make changes?
The former First Lady opened up, revealing that she too feels overwhelmed by the current state of the world. “If any of you are scared, or confused, or angry, or just plain overwhelmed by it all, if you feel like you’re searching for a lifeline just to steady yourself, you are not alone. I am feeling all of that too. I think we all are.”
The speech continued on, pointing out that these painful issues aren’t an anomaly.
“What’s happening right now is the direct results of decades of unaddressed prejudice an inequality. The truth is, when it comes to all those tidy stories of hard work and self-determination that we like to tell ourselves about America, well, the reality is a lot more complicated than that. Because for too many people in this country, no matter how hard they work, there are structural barriers working against them that just make the road longer and rockier. And sometimes it’s almost impossible to move upward at all. Because what if you’re required to work during a pandemic, but don’t have enough protective equipment or health insurance from your employer, or paid sick leave? What is more essential: your work or your life? If you don’t feel safe driving your own car in your own neighborhood? Or going for a jog, or buying some candy at 7-11, or birdwatching? If you can’t even approach the police without fearing for your life, then how do you even begin to chart your own course?”
Obama pushed for activism beyond social media shares. “Sometimes it’s easier to stand with strangers at a protest than it is to challenge someone in your own backyard. So if you hear people express bigoted views or talking down to ‘those people,’ it is up to you to call them out. Because we won’t solve anything if we’re only willing to do what’s easiest. You’ve got to make hard choices and sacrifice. If you’re spending a lot of time just hash tagging and posting, that’s useful, especially during a pandemic, but it’s only a beginning. Go further.
You can watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oimqT9Kv5iw
Obama doesn’t want “change.” Dems need all of. their voters to feel victimized in some way shape or form.
But they do want people angry, and they don’t want people looking at actual facts.
You can’t whip people up into a violent frenzy if the “facts” don’t fully support your agenda.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on June 8, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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