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Why not speak out? I have often wondered why some folk will not speak out when they see an injustice done to another human being. I was unknowingly made to look at a murder of a man on tv. The victim was unable to move and the policeman had his knee on the victim's neck. The look on the policeman's face is what I was drawn too he looked as though he was enjoying seeing this thing(he did not seem to see the man as a human) being controlled by him and he did not seem to care that a video was being taken of his actions. He seemed to feel that if folk saw the video..so what!!.....he would not lose his pension or job. He did not see the man as human. I was sick at my stomach for 2 days. I do not know what is going to happen to this man but I think that if we all should try to talk to our friends and relatives about other ethnic groups that we happen to be acquainted with it would help people to not be afraid of what they are not familiar with. What I mean is this. Since I have been an adult I have socialized with many different ethnic groups and I taught my daughters that also. I am now telling my friends and family that just because this policeman did that horrible thing is no reason to hate all white folk. There were a lot of white folk protesting and I think the person was white who took that video. I know some white folk here on this site who will say something when someone here makes a racist comment about black folk and there are some here who will not say anything. I think if more of us spoke out when we see racial injustice done it would help us all to have a better country for us all. Don't forget folk that had it not been for that video( taken by someone who saw an injustice)....George Floyd would be just another dead black man. Creative Ideas. |
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5/29/2020 5:32 pm |
checking. Creative Ideas.
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It does not good to say anything here in the blogs. If it makes you feel any better, I have discussed this murder with other people, online and in person, and I have heard no one say that it was anything other than murder. Everyone was happy to see that man arrested and hope the others that were there with him will also be charged. But there are two horrific acts here. One is the murder, the other is those who are destroying other people's property and livelihood by rioting and looting. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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5/29/2020 8:09 pm |
I think it was arrogant and dishonest.
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5/29/2020 8:11 pm |
This unnecessary and reckless killing just like all the others sickens me
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I did speak out on this site about George Floyd's murder and many people commented. Several others have also spoken out........I don't understand why you think people are hesitant to speak out.......There is only so much to say.....
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CP, why is that an odd statement? Brightsmiles said she is concerned because it seems nobody is speaking out. Well, they are.... and that should make her feel better that people are discussing it. But it does not good to discuss things like this here in the blogs because all the folks seem to do in here is try to attack other people with whom they do not agree. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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You can try to judge me all you want. I still think it is a travesty for the rioting and looting and burning, FOR ANY REASON. And to steal things from the stores in your community does nothing to show concern for the murder of that young man. It's nothing more than thugs taking advantage of the situation for their own gain. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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5/30/2020 12:22 am |
The weird statement comes after a store is looted and someone says to the owner---------and because its uncomfortable for you! TOUGH! Welcome to Reality!!! Now that is one to think about from (many) perspectives.
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As a foreigner I feel I have no right to voice an opinion on anything that happens in The Greatest Nation In The History Of The World.
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5/30/2020 10:32 am |
It does not good to say anything here in the blogs. If it makes you feel any better, I have discussed this murder with other people, online and in person, and I have heard no one say that it was anything other than murder. Everyone was happy to see that man arrested and hope the others that were there with him will also be charged. But there are two horrific acts here. One is the murder, the other is those who are destroying other people's property and livelihood by rioting and looting. I am against the looting and burning because it is destructive and does not help the cause for Black folk at all. I will say though that for you to say that the loss to people from looting and burning is equivalent to the murder of a defenseless human being is hard for me to understand. How would you feel if the Knee had been on your son or daughters neck? Perhaps I misunderstood your meaning. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 10:35 am |
Hello Maggie...........Thanks for your input and yes it was an awful thing. I truly believe that some good will come from this horrible event. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 10:44 am |
This blog is about people who will be in a conversation with other folk and it will get around to one person talking ugly about a group of black people and the others will know that the person is lying but they will not speak up. It does not have to be about Blacks it can be about Jews,Brown people etc. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 10:50 am |
This unnecessary and reckless killing just like all the others sickens me Creative Ideas.
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Hello Mrsjoe...........I thank you for your input. I am speaking here in the blogs because I am sharing an experience that I am concerned with. I am not looking for any type of self gratification I am merely showing concern for a situation that I thought needed to be addressed. This is what we all do on the blogs is it not? I am against the looting and burning because it is destructive and does not help the cause for Black folk at all. I will say though that for you to say that the loss to people from looting and burning is equivalent to the murder of a defenseless human being is hard for me to understand. How would you feel if the Knee had been on your son or daughters neck? Perhaps I misunderstood your meaning. I, in no way equate destruction of property with the taking of a life. That man was murdered, plain and simple, and the cop who did it needs to be punished to the fullest extent of the law, as do those other cops who stood by and watched. Perhaps the rioting needs to be addressed in a different conversation, because we also seem to agree about it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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5/30/2020 11:03 am |
I did speak out on this site about George Floyd's murder and many people commented. Several others have also spoken out........I don't understand why you think people are hesitant to speak out.......There is only so much to say..... Have you ever been in a group of white folk and someone start talking about black folk and how sorry and dishonest and lazy they are and no one corrects that person? It does not have to be black folk it can be any group that is deemed "not worthy" When no one corrects that person.....that person continues to tell the same lie. If someone who knows better corrects that person then that person will either stop telling the lie or stop telling it to that group. That person might even be influenced by the positive that the other person said about Black Folk. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 11:07 am |
Hello Sewg............Your blog was a great example......of Speaking out. Thank you so much and I hope that you will continue to do so. There is a saying ................Evil prevails when good men fail to speak out..... Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 11:21 am |
You can try to judge me all you want. I still think it is a travesty for the rioting and looting and burning, FOR ANY REASON. And to steal things from the stores in your community does nothing to show concern for the murder of that young man. It's nothing more than thugs taking advantage of the situation for their own gain. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 11:38 am |
Hi Ditsy.......Thanks for your comment and I agree with you. I don't like the burning and looting either because it takes away from the cause and a lot of those looters do not live in the neighbor hood as the media would have you believe. There are some folk who open stores in rough black areas where I would never go and when folk riot and burn that store the people are left with finding another store that will give them credit and that is hard to do. They do not burn it because they know that they will suffer. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 11:43 am |
Hello Bijou.............Thanks for your response. I heard that on TV too. I also heard that he had a bad record as a Cop. He made the police dept look bad and I am sure they have a lot of good cops working there too. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 11:46 am |
As a foreigner I feel I have no right to voice an opinion on anything that happens in The Greatest Nation In The History Of The World. Creative Ideas.
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5/30/2020 12:19 pm |
Brightsmile, I can't add anything to what's been said about the crime itself .. but like others it made me sick to see it. We needed something immediately that looks like justice will be served and we didn't get it. There's a reason murderers are arrested on the spot .. yet Chauvin was allowed to go home and was arrested 4 days later. That's not acceptable to me. Real leadership was needed immediately from the President … and we got next to nothing from the criminal in the White House … yet Trump has much to say about "guilt and innocence" when it comes to his partners in crime .. and his political opposition. Election Day 2020 we're gonna take out the trash.
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Hello Sparkleflit........Thank you for your response.and I am afraid that I did not explain myself very well about what I mean't by....... Why Not Speak Out...... Have you ever been in a group of white folk and someone start talking about black folk and how sorry and dishonest and lazy they are and no one corrects that person? It does not have to be black folk it can be any group that is deemed "not worthy" When no one corrects that person.....that person continues to tell the same lie. If someone who knows better corrects that person then that person will either stop telling the lie or stop telling it to that group. That person might even be influenced by the positive that the other person said about Black Folk.
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One thing that still catches me unawares after all these years of speaking up is the lengths that people will go to defend their racism.....A decade ago I went to a concert by our local community choir. The director had decided that their theme would be old local songs.......Well, they sang an old logger-song from a century ago and it was extremely racist .I brought it up with other audience members as we were leaving the concert, but got only shrugs. I talked to the director and he denied that it was racist and walked away, The members of the choir told me that the director had chosen the songs, nothing to do with them. I went home and thought about it.......50 adults that just sang whatever the director chose, not one of them thought about the words written and repeated hundreds of times? What the heck......... They just blew it off......I sat down and wrote a letter to the editor of our local rag....And Oh man, did I get it.......All the choir members and their friends.....In the grocery store, the coffee-shop, the ferry lineup......from all directions I got it.........I even got yelled at in the LIbrary and who did I think I was calling people racist?.........The next edition of the paper had more letters to the editor than we had seen for years.....all defending the choir and condemning me........ The First Nations people just smiled and nodded......and half a dozen white folks phoned me and assured me that of course that song was horrifically racist .....but they never uttered a word publicly....
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One thing that still catches me unawares after all these years of speaking up is the lengths that people will go to defend their racism.....A decade ago I went to a concert by our local community choir. The director had decided that their theme would be old local songs.......Well, they sang an old logger-song from a century ago and it was extremely racist .I brought it up with other audience members as we were leaving the concert, but got only shrugs. I talked to the director and he denied that it was racist and walked away, The members of the choir told me that the director had chosen the songs, nothing to do with them. I went home and thought about it.......50 adults that just sang whatever the director chose, not one of them thought about the words written and repeated hundreds of times? What the heck......... They just blew it off......I sat down and wrote a letter to the editor of our local rag....And Oh man, did I get it.......All the choir members and their friends.....In the grocery store, the coffee-shop, the ferry lineup......from all directions I got it.........I even got yelled at in the LIbrary and who did I think I was calling people racist?.........The next edition of the paper had more letters to the editor than we had seen for years.....all defending the choir and condemning me........ The First Nations people just smiled and nodded......and half a dozen white folks phoned me and assured me that of course that song was horrifically racist .....but they never uttered a word publicly.... Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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