There are a lot of revelations from the book of "I Alone Can Fix It." The book was written by Carol Leonning and Philip Rucker. The book said that Trump didn't immediately contact Pence when the Capitol was overrun by terrorists. The 1/6 insurrection caused a huge change in America. It represented the first time in American history where they was no peaceful transfer of power in the United States of America. Many people lost their lives, and some GOP members have the nerve to minimize that terrorist attack. Also, the book mentioned that Generals and officials prepared to stop a potential Trump coup during the final days of the Trump administration. This is real about how close we were to a neo-fascist overt state in America. General Milley said that Trump's act is like a brownshirt movement. Trump also wanted the military to shoot protesters in Washington, D.C. in 2020 who wanted to protest against police brutality. So, Trump is one of the worst Presidents in American history. Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly asked General Milley to ensure that Trump couldn't launch a nuclear strike. The fact of Kevin McCarthy still having a meeting with Trump now shows how the GOP, as a political party, is morally bankrupt.
There are mass demonstrations against the far right extremist Bolsonaro in Brazil. Hundreds of thousands of people have been on the streets to protest his response to the pandemic. His response has been terrible to say the least. Many people in Brazil want a change from the status quo. These similar demonstrations are also in Paraguay, Cuba, and Colombia. Working class protests are over the Americas including in Virginia with the Volvo car strikes. It is easy to see the reactionary policies of Bolsonaro. He does nothing on the massive level of police brutality against Brazilian people, disproportionately against Afro-Brazilian human beings. Bolsonaro has discouraged masks wearing and social distancing. He promoted military officers in every department of his government. Strikes have existed in Brazil from transportation workers, app delivery workers, oil workers, and other human beings. So, we want Brazil to be better than it is now. In Cuba, we have seen the largest mass demonstrations since 1994 in the Maleconazo. Many Cubans have been arrested, the Afro-Cuban voices have the right to be heard worldwide too. The pandemic has hit Cuba hard with thousands of new cases and massive suffering. Lax imports have exacerbated problems as well. Only 15 percent of Cubans are fully vaccinated. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez wants a U.S. military intervention in Cuba. So, the Cuban people deserve freedom not U.S. imperalism or the status quo from the current Cuban regime. Liberty is what they deserve.
There are many riots in South Africa. This comes after social conditions worsen in parts of South Africa, and Zuma has been imprisoned. Protests have existed in South Africa too. This may be the worst tensions in the nation since the end of the evil apartheid regime. Many protests have existed in Gauteng (in the area of Johannesburg or the capital city), Pretoria, KawZulu-Natal, the Northern Cape, etc. Some people have rebelled into stores, warehouses, store depots, and factories (where items were looted). A mother dropped her toddler form a burning building to a group of people below. Highways have been blocked. The unrest have affected clinics and the health care program.
72 people have died and over 1,300 people have been arrested. The police have used live fire rounds on people too. Some protesters opposed Zuma's arrest, some oppose the income inequality in South Africa (that has expanded for years now), some want jobs, and some want justice. The super wealthy are benefiting heavily in the current economic system. This infighting in the ANC is about how despite the aspirations of the black working class in the nation, a group of bourgeoisie types dominated the wealth of the nation (influenced by Western international capitalist interests. One example is how millionaire Ramaphosa has allow security forces to fire on strikers killing 34 and wounding 78 others unjustly in 2012 at Marikana). So, we want South Africa to have liberation, and that means that class oppression must end too.
Bernice King is right that we must listen to whole speeches of Dr. King. Dr. King didn't just want people to be judged by character alone. Dr. King also want a radical redistribution of economic and political power to make sure that economic justice is a reality. Dr. King explicitly mentioned that the 3 evils in the world are poverty, racism, and war. Dr. King believed that the federal government should compensate black Americans for anti-black injustices. Dr. King's real views ought to be known. The CBC Chair has been arrested during a protest for voting rights. The Texas GOP has voted to search and arrest TX Democrats Congress people in Washington, D.C. Voting rights protests come about on Capitol Hill. The Democrats from Texas have been stripped of leadership positions for leaving Austin, Texas. Governor Abbott has ruined his political legacy with his promotion of the unjust voter suppression bill. When you talk about Cuba, you have to include Afro-Cuban voices who desire freedom.
By Timothy
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