What did you expect? Too many factors,
too many biases, too many opinions shaped this trial of Trayvon Martin and
George Zimmerman from the beginning. The
trial seemed to me that the victim was the oppressor and the oppressor was the
victim. Isn't that the current culture
we seemed to be facing? Minorities
despite where you live and how they are dressed are still considered threats to
society. It doesn't matter if you hold the title of President of the United States , as a minority you are a threat to the very life of this
nation! This is another polarizing trial
meant to maintain the country’s segregation of the races.
It’s time we faced the racial separation in this
country and have a candid, honest talk about it. I don’t care if you married
across racial lines; I don’t want to hear you say that you married one of the good
ones. A segment of any population can cause stereotypes. The penal system might house a majority of
minority population, but for what reasons?
White collar crimes suffer less time and punishment than being arrested
for carrying 2 joints and/or a nickel bag.
Why are
we running away from a national racial discussion? Zimmerman said that “they always get
away.” Well, Trayvon didn’t. How many non-minorities walked that
neighborhood and were never considered to me a threat to Zimmerman? How many got away? Zimmerman was not held accountable.
They
are some complex variables that are working behind the scenes and the voters
are not noticing until it’s too late.
Haven’t you noticed Congress’ actions that they are not listening to the
voices of America . They are only
paying attention to the constituents in their district because they
reapportioned (gerrymandered) the lines that support ultra-conservative viewpoints. Don’t ask how they got away with it, they did
it in full view while many apathetic voters sat at home. You don’t vote, you don’t have a say. There is a push to change laws back to the
old days such as changing Voting Laws. Reform the Immigration law but in
the process let’s keep them from being a part of America until hidden agendas are obtained. Look at how the Ultra-cons are treating women
and their rights now. What is going on?
Look at
this way. The devil knows that his time
is short but his aim is to kill and destroy.
If you leave the door open to your heart. He will enter, tear it to shreds, and have
you believe that it was the right thing to do.
You didn’t do anything to stop him, slow him down, or looked to God for
help. Now that everything is turned
upside down, you are still wondering what happened. We went to sleep while the devil never
sleeps.
We are
directing our anger at the wrong people.
Has anyone paid attention to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)? ALEC is an American organization
composed of legislators, businesses, and foundations which produces model
legislation for state legislatures and promotes free-markets, limited
government, and federalism at the state level.
In other words, these groups support states sovereignty. Give power back to the states, keep the
government out an let the state make the laws.
We are already seeing the effects.
It’s amazing that the many of the members of ALEC are the
same businesses that we consumers support everyday. Examples, AOL, AT&T, BP,
Charter Communications, DirecTV, Dow Chemical, DuPont, EBay, Fedex, Koch
Industries, Taser International, Time Warner, UPS, Verizon, Visa and a large
list of people we do business with and laugh at us after they got the money.
For
decades, ALEC has been a conduit for the oil, tobacco, and pharmaceutical
industries to push legislation that changes the rules to limit accountability
when a corporation’s products or actions cause injury or death -such as when
a Koch Industries pipeline explodes and kills teenagers, or when the tobacco or
pharmaceutical industries withhold evidence that their products are dangerous.
Cooler
heads most prevail. We must look at the
overall picture and not let tunnel vision act out our emotions. Diversion and distraction are a few common
methods used by the media to cause or maintain confusion. They are
designed to misinform and keep the people off balance even to the point of
polarization. Race is always a hot topic, it provokes deep-seated
emotions and arguments but not enough for all us to sit down and discuss.
We can get too sensitive sometimes, but it’s better to talk about our
differences and understand each other.
If the media truly cared what is
happening among races in America , it will also write about possible solutions, it
would cover more on the homicides in Detroit and Chicago . From January 1st to the 4th
of July 2013, 200 homicides have taken place. In 2012, there were an
overall number of 500 shootings. I question if the media is concerned at
all about black on black crimes when there seems to more interest in the racial
aspect of the crime.
We Americans can use this upsetting moment to be respectful of Trayvon's parents by not destroying or offending anyone. We can do something to show unity in our struggle for equity and equality. We must vote not only in the primaries but get out there for the midterms. If the states want IDs and voter registrations, let's get them. Let's show these politicians that they can not continue to use us or ignore us. Let's exercise our civil right to vote!