“…helter skelter”
I was downtown Brooklyn during events around the Floyd murder. I was just there shopping, but things happened. It was chaotic. A police car rammed the crowd. This was a block from me. No good comes of any of this for any side. Feelings of powerless hurt misdirected rages. Then everyone goes home. Authorities promise change, and we forget till next time. Though history never repeats ‘exactly’. There’s the chance times being unique something different might happen.
Comments from FB,…
Karen Price: I hope you’re okay.
Di Burns: It must have been a real shock…
We are seeing a lot of it on the other side of the world in news updates as it happens day and night. They said this morning that there are protests in 75 cities or something. That’s great, but not when the outrage is deliberately whipped up by ugly right-wing forces that want chaos and civil war.
I know a lot of them must be quiet passive protests with signs, as a friend was involved in one, but yes, we saw those police cars driving into people and knocking them over. We’ve heard about shootings, bashings and horrible injuries in protesters, observers, even a child, and police. We’ve seen the disguised white operative under a black umbrella vandalizing store windows and others starting fires to stir things up, no doubt from some right-wing group, and we’ve seen non-African Americans looting stores.
All this is happening when the virus is still so active and out of control there. So many infections if not more deaths will come from those participating in these protests, even the quiet ones, as they aren’t social distancing, and in the police and bystanders involved in them.
Basically we’re watching the utter disintegration of a failed country. No technologically brilliant launch of a spaceship can help disguise the uniquely American problems that see the un-United States despised and pitied by the rest of the sane world.
We are seeing a lot of it on the other side of the world in news updates as it happens day and night. They said this morning that there are protests in 75 cities or something. That’s great, but not when the outrage is deliberately whipped up by ugly right-wing forces that want chaos and civil war.
I know a lot of them must be quiet passive protests with signs, as a friend was involved in one, but yes, we saw those police cars driving into people and knocking them over. We’ve heard about shootings, bashings and horrible injuries in protesters, observers, even a child, and police. We’ve seen the disguised white operative under a black umbrella vandalizing store windows and others starting fires to stir things up, no doubt from some right-wing group, and we’ve seen non-African Americans looting stores.
All this is happening when the virus is still so active and out of control there. So many infections if not more deaths will come from those participating in these protests, even the quiet ones, as they aren’t social distancing, and in the police and bystanders involved in them.
Basically we’re watching the utter disintegration of a failed country. No technologically brilliant launch of a spaceship can help disguise the uniquely American problems that see the un-United States despised and pitied by the rest of the sane world.
Sidney Smith: Truth be told part of me knows that people want meanness cruelty, and viciousness,…it’s fun. They want blood. Many revel in this.
The reptile brain stem seems to rule.
Some few aren’t wired for this.
They just exist quietly propping up a failing civilization.
One in which the arts of literacy self examination, and asperation dies before their eyes.
The reptile brain stem seems to rule.
Some few aren’t wired for this.
They just exist quietly propping up a failing civilization.
One in which the arts of literacy self examination, and asperation dies before their eyes.
Di Burns: We are all lizard people when we’ve had too much to bear. Look at how China is responding to the many protests over a long period of time in Hong Kong. The heavy boot of authoritarianism gets called in to quell dissent, and we’ve seen that already in the American protests.
The problem with riots is that the people can’t win against the stronger forces of the reactionary powers of the state.
Also, too many people are rushing in to put their bodies where their mouths are and breaching the health restrictions seemingly without caring, and that’s a worry.
The problem with riots is that the people can’t win against the stronger forces of the reactionary powers of the state.
Also, too many people are rushing in to put their bodies where their mouths are and breaching the health restrictions seemingly without caring, and that’s a worry.
Sidney Smith: These days are going to cost many their health some their lives. Tho’ I more than understand the passion not to care much at the moment…though they please gawd should.
Sidney Smith: I don’t know what happens now. Making a map of what’s going on. A vast deadly Pandemic…our head of state manipulating his followers to ignore it. Yet it will infect, and kills some. The ongoing race war which has again flared bright red. A collapsed economy. As many unemployed as the Great Depression. China daring #45 to do shit about it’s grabbing Hong Kong, and likely invading Taiwan. The near ending of the rule of law at the federal level. This above are just the highlights nationally. the world is a burning dumpster fire flying through the air at the speed of sound. Add in a hatefully divided population…one that has large numbers wanting what they call a “defensive genocide” against any, and all dark skinned people. I know I’ve left plenty out, but as I say these are the milder highlights. I’m voting Biden,…tho’ honestly he’s not my idea of any sort of Champion to save our butts. He might put out the worse fires or at least control them. If there’s still an election this Fall,…fucking Vote like ya life depends on it…because it does.
I’ll be moving this nightmare to my blog later…I had no intention of upsetting anyone.
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- Active Now Di Burns: I think it’s okay. People need to express themselves, as you do especially. I’m just angry and fed up with the unbelievable amount of cruelty and irrational stupidity going on by those who run your country.
"But tell me, Circe, who is to guide me on the way? No one has ever sailed a black ship to Hell." "Odysseus, the goddess answered me, don't think of lingering on the shore for lack of a pilot. Set up your mast, spread the white sail and sit down in the ship..."
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...and so I shall.
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