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Update from The House of Plague, Day 75
Yeah, no memes, sorry. I have spent days just following the news from America, and I still don't know how to respond. I could fill a post many times over with tweets, but instead I'll just share Trevor Noah. Watch the whole thing.
ETA: Oh, bless Twitter (yes, I know what I said):
Thread unrolled here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1266330305985732609.html
ETA2: Probably the most accurate headline you will read:
Slate: Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
The ongoing protests following the killing of George Floyd were caught up in violence again on Saturday, as police all over the country teargassed protestors, drove vehicles through crowds, opened fire with non-lethal rounds on journalists or people on their own property, and in at least one instance, pushed over an elderly man who was walking away with a cane. Here are some of the ways law enforcement officers escalated the national unrest.
ETA: Oh, bless Twitter (yes, I know what I said):
“SO YOU DON’T LIKE RACISM, BUT YOU’RE IN THE UK AND FEEL POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING?”
— Ougoala (@ObiomaUgoala) May 29, 2020
I have had several conversations with friends who have recently felt powerless as to what they can/should be doing in response to some of the atrocities in the US.
Here are some ideas. 1/?
Thread unrolled here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1266330305985732609.html
ETA2: Probably the most accurate headline you will read:
Slate: Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
The ongoing protests following the killing of George Floyd were caught up in violence again on Saturday, as police all over the country teargassed protestors, drove vehicles through crowds, opened fire with non-lethal rounds on journalists or people on their own property, and in at least one instance, pushed over an elderly man who was walking away with a cane. Here are some of the ways law enforcement officers escalated the national unrest.
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This. I can't comprehend it?
I grew up in a place that... I hesitate to say it didn't have racism, but it was so small, and so sheltered, that any POC was a novelty. (Or, like, an adopted child, and thus just 'Anna down the road', who might be adopted from Korea but that had no impact on how they were treated.)
Having lived in the UK for 20+ years, I am sadly a lot more aware of the inequalities that are embedded into society. :(