Human beings are lifeforms, as much as any lifeform on this planet. while we are all horrified at the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a fundamentalist right wing conservative, we can be thankful we were not subjected to the skinning and sale of his skin for human consumption.
Because he was treated like an animal, animals such as the wildlife that is "harvested" by persons that live on the profits of the sale of pelts for their own hobby or enjoyment, feeling like they are doing the public a "service" by eliminating and controlling a population they feel is extraneous.
I want to comment on what happened to peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette park yesterday, so a troop of whites could get a photo op with a bible against the belief of the church bishop who decried the action as against the teachings of Jesus.
Or the battering and beating of Australian journalists cowering behind a wall as the wall driving out protesters-peaceful protesters-advanced, or so I shall, retreated-while our smug commander in chief crowed like a cock.
Or to highfive my governor Janet Mills. for growing a pair and telling himself he is NOT wanted in our state, while helicopters and jets are commuting the necessary secret service and commandos into place for his visit to the county where he accrued the largest percentage of votes in the state in 2016 at 58%.
While I am glad that I live in the middle of nowhere safe from the justified protests, I find myself surrounded by redneck pickups brandishing rifles racing up and down the road in pursuit of the "evil" coyote, flanked by neighbors with Trump election signs and waving confederate flags-who in this country is really safe?
Because he was treated like an animal, animals such as the wildlife that is "harvested" by persons that live on the profits of the sale of pelts for their own hobby or enjoyment, feeling like they are doing the public a "service" by eliminating and controlling a population they feel is extraneous.
I want to comment on what happened to peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette park yesterday, so a troop of whites could get a photo op with a bible against the belief of the church bishop who decried the action as against the teachings of Jesus.
Or the battering and beating of Australian journalists cowering behind a wall as the wall driving out protesters-peaceful protesters-advanced, or so I shall, retreated-while our smug commander in chief crowed like a cock.
Or to highfive my governor Janet Mills. for growing a pair and telling himself he is NOT wanted in our state, while helicopters and jets are commuting the necessary secret service and commandos into place for his visit to the county where he accrued the largest percentage of votes in the state in 2016 at 58%.
While I am glad that I live in the middle of nowhere safe from the justified protests, I find myself surrounded by redneck pickups brandishing rifles racing up and down the road in pursuit of the "evil" coyote, flanked by neighbors with Trump election signs and waving confederate flags-who in this country is really safe?
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