Monday, September 03, 2018

Fall of 2018 Part 5




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Conclusion

Many people are knowing more about the judge Brett Kavanaugh. He had a role in the Kenneth Star investigation that led to the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. Yet, he supports the view of the power of the executive branch to escape many investigations in many circumstances. He was involved in the Bush v. Gore case, which caused Bush to be President when the total votes show that Gore had more votes than Bush. The 2000 election causing Bush to be selected by the Electoral college existed as a result of voter fraud. Kavanaugh is very serious about his agenda. He may publicly talk about having an open mind in cases and adhering to judicial precedents, but he is a very far right jurist. Kavanaugh promotes the interests of the ruling class. There is no question that we live in new time. Many of the great rights that we fought for could be obliterated in a few years from voting rights to economic rights. He or Kavanaugh was born in Washington, D.C. and he was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He also voted to support the South Carolina voter ID law (in disenfranchising black people, other people of color, students, elderly, the poor, etc.) that deprived a 90 year old black man from voting. Kavanaugh wrote that POTUS should have “absolute discretion” to determine whether and when to appoint or fire a special counsel and that a president should not be criminally indicted, no matter what evidence of wrongdoing is uncovered. Kavanaugh is also a threat to the health care rights of Americans. Therefore, we have to vote and continue to be active in our communities. Grassroots organizing and other activities are key in establishing real change. Activists are already out to protest Kavanaugh outside of the Supreme Court building. He has opposed net neutrality, voted for NSA surveillance, and has many anti-environmental views.

The old lie is that me, as a black person, shouldn't talk about the immigration issue since it only deals with non-black Latino human beings. The truth is that I will defend immigrant rights period because immigrant rights are part of human rights. Immigrants exist among every color and creed. That fact is what the white supremacists and Hoteps (who hate immigrants) omit. They or immigrants are worthy of equality and justice just like anyone else on this Earth. Some people are so xenophobic that they want no compassion sent to migrant families. Many of these xenophobes claim to hate injustice, but are silent when injustices harm asylum seekers. That's disgraceful. The truth is that immigrants include black men, black women, and black children as well. Black immigrants experience racism in dealing with DACA and the criminal justice system too. Also, African immigrants have greatly contributed to America culturally and financially. There are about 4.2 million black immigrants in America up from about 860,000 back in 1980. Trump is the person who referred to majority black nations overseas in vulgar terms. So, anyone supporting Trump is a person who is just plain wrong. Therefore, if a person doesn't respect black immigrants, then this person isn't for black liberation. Black and brown immigrants never deserve their families to be split apart at all. If a person hates immigrants of any color, this person hates humanity. It is what it is.That is why I will continue to speak out in favor of truth. As black people, this is our fight too. I commend Sister Patricia Okoumou for her heroism and activism.

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One of the greatest nefarious views of respectability politics is to scapegoat the poor and others who are suffering. It's a sick pastime expressed by not only the rich, but by the some of the middle class crowd too (when many of them are barely above poverty themselves). Respectability politics precisely means that we must act a certain way, talk in a certain way, and believe in a certain way in order to magically acquire freedom and justice. That lie is reprehensible since history has taught us that oppression doesn't end when we dress a certain way. It exists because of our God-given characteristics being hated on by those who believe in the erroneous tenets of racism and other forms of bigotry. Police brutality refutes respectability politics too as innocent black men, women, and even children have been murdered by crooked cops for no reason at all. Many of those who love respectability politics embrace the Horatio Alger's lie. That lie states that if the poor just get up by their own bootstraps (and stop complaining), then somehow poverty will end. The truth is that most poor people worldwide (as billions are paid less than $10 a day) aren't poor because of laziness as poor folks are some of the hardest working people on Earth.

They are poor because of a neoliberal capitalist system that permits low wages, expensive housing, and other forms of an economically devastating situation. Back during the Great Recession, people foreclosed on their homes because of Wall Street speculation and other factors not because of laziness on the part of Americans. So, the truth is that whether people like it or not, the poor are our Brothers and our Sisters. They are entitled to the same human rights and liberties that we also cherish. They seek like we all do democratic rights, living wages, universal health care, great educational resources, and all of the opportunities that should be afforded to any human by birthright and not by privilege. That is why health care is a human right. Homelessness is a worldwide problem from LA to India including parts of Europe. It can't be solved by imprisonment or harassment, but by compassion. If America can send human beings to the Moon, then it can send billions of dollars to help the poor and the homeless right here on Earth. Some love money more than they love humanity. Money is a tool that can be used for good. It isn't a god. Some criticize welfare (slandering it "handouts" when they are hand ups. Not to mention that no human is an island. Every human being had help at some point of their own lives. Many white racists lecture black people about welfare too when most Americans who have welfare are white Americans), yet they are silent on corporate welfare, legacies, tax loopholes, record economic inequality, etc. They want mock the poor involving welfare, but Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are not private programs. They are legitimate public programs sent to be given to us the people. I believe in accountability and integrity (i.e. The Golden Rule is a sacrosanct life precept), but I don't believe in scapegoating or lying about the poor. It is the common goal of tranquility that we believe in, so the general welfare of the world is enhanced.

That is why I believe in social justice and I reject the racism plus the xenophobia of a male (not man) who currently occupies the White House. This male talks about voter ID laws when Voter ID laws in America suppress the times when people vote, limits the amount of IDs used to vote, and studies have documented its discriminatory nature against black people, the elderly, the poor, other people of color, college-educated students, etc. Therefore, this is a fight for our survival. The solution never revolves around blaming poor people or the suffering. It revolves around a transformation of society wherefore the systems of oppression are thoroughly eliminated and a better system of justice is subsequently implemented to make justice for all a living creed. That's real talk.


By Timothy

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