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The Real Enemy America Won't Face
omestic terrorism,
law enforcement when known white supremacists engage in unprovoked vio- lent attacks against certain segments of the population.
When Dylan Roof was apprehended, after killing 9 innocent people inside of a South Carolina church, he wasn't treated like a cold- blooded killer. The deputies who arrested him took him to Burger King before book- ing him into the county jail.
When a self-proclaimed Neo-Nazi drove his car into a crowd of counter protes- tors and killed a young woman during a rally organ- ized by white supremacists, to protest the removal of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, then president Donald Trump didn't condemn the deed right away. Instead, he went on national television to proclaim that there were "good people" on both sides of the melee.
This same type of "it's just Billy being Billy" nar- rative was also used to ex- cuse the father and son duo who gunned down Ahmad Aubrey while he was jog- ging through a predomi- nately white Georgia neighborhood. In that episode the two murderers were described as a couple of
"good 'ole Boys" who simply got a little overzealous in their roles as neighborhood watchers.
And, just recently, after the Atlanta massage parlor shootings, where 6 Asian women were killed, a sheriff spokesperson was actually quoted as saying that the shooter, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, had a "bad day."
In each of these episodes there was a deliberate at- tempt by authorities to paint the white perpetrators of these horrific acts as other- wise decent individuals whose egregious behavior could be described as aber- rant at worst. Juxtapose this line of thinking against the negative way even Black vic- tims of racial or police vio- lence are talked about by these same authoritative fig- ures and you would have to
As was the case during the siege on the Capitol in January, America appears forever reluctant to fight back against the cancer of white supremacy that is de- stroying it from within.
And, unless this country develops a resolve to strongly address the issue, this foul malignity will con- tinue to devour its welcom- ing host until there is truly nothing left.
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ducted by the F.B.I.
Of course, it doesn't take a
federal agency to tell us what we already know to be true. The fact that over 90% of the mass shootings that have oc- curred over the last 10 years were conducted by white men who held racist views leads to one obvious conclu- sion.... No one is safe as long as white supremacists be- lieve that anyone who does- n't follow their ideology doesn't deserve to live.
With this intelligence being known for half a decade there are two things that stand out to me in the wake of the revelation. One is the fact that Congress has yet to pass any hard-nosed legislation in an effort to quell the growth of white su- premacy, something similar to the way they addressed the crack epidemic in the late 80s and 90s.
The second thing that stands out to me is the gen- eral response by members of
initiated by groups trafficking in the ideals of white supremacy, is the biggest threat to national se- curity." These aren't my words. This is a statement released by the Department of Justice 5 years ago that was based on a report con-
have Stevie Wonder's vi- sion not to see why justice, when it comes to race in this country, is so hopelessly ob- tuse.
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COVID-19: A Curse That Keeps On Giving
What? Are you still saying, “I’m not going to get the Corona Virus Vaccine”, “COVID-19 is a hoax” or “COVID-19 is a plot to depopulate the world!” or “They developed the COVID-19 vaccine too fast” or many other excuses to not get the COVID-19 vaccine? Of course, it’s a decision only you should make for yourself.
However, once we inform you of the long-term effects of contracting the COVID-19 disease, perhaps you will change your mind.
No matter whether you get a severe case of COVID-19 and have to be hospitalized, or a mild case, COVID-19 is a curse that keeps on giving. In a study of recovering COVID-19 patients at St. James Hospital in Dublin, Ire- land, researchers found that after 60-90 days, COVID-19 patients were still experiencing long-term effects of the disease.
Among patient complaints, researchers found the pa- tients complained about mental fatigue and malaise, joint pain, chest pain, dry cough, headaches, loss of taste, or smell, rash, or hair loss, problems with memory loss, paranoia, schizophrenia, fast, or pounding heartbeat, in- flammation of heart valves, anxiety, depression, physical fatigue, and other mental issues.
Moreover, abnormal lung x-rays and damage to the heart, kidneys and lung function requires long-term treat- ment after the disease. No wonder one scientist said, “Death is not the only bad outcome of this disease.”
Indeed, after months of follow-up, the study showed 62% had not returned to “full health.” At least 50% of the study group complained of fatigue. Even mild cases caused long-term fatigue in patients.
Not wearing masks, infrequent hand washing and fail- ing to practice social distancing greatly increases your chance of contracting COVID-19. Therefore, we advise our readers to listen to the scientists, and get the vaccine.
Even better, talk to a surviving family member of some- one who died from COVID-19. If you still refuse to get the vaccine, then may you never get the disease.
Please be responsible and take steps to get the COVID- 19 vaccine or at least increase your insurance policy pay- out and get your affairs in order. Now is not the time to be foolish.
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