Saturday, May 30th, 2020. When 2020 started, I wanted to chronicle my year. The ups and downs. The good stuff. The not so good stuff. For me social media was a way to unwind. Now, as May is coming to an end there has been so much that had happened in this country and the World over the last 5 months. All I see is pain. I think Will Smith said it best; â Racism is not getting worse. It is getting filmed.â I see people being falsely accused. I see 911 being used as a weapon against minorities. I see police officers blindly drawing their guns no questions asked. I see brutality. I see violence incited on both ends. HOWEVER, if someone is playing the blame game, saying violence is not the point, or looting and rioting is wrong, YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT. First, if you are not a minority that has faced some sort of disadvantage, prejudice, or anything of the sort JUST BECAUSE of the color of your skin, the language you speak, your creed, orientation, etc. You just wouldnât understand. If you are lucky to be privileged enough that you donât have to watch your back in this country, use that privilege to question, support your fellow HUMAN BEING. I am tired. I am sick. I am in pain. But what pains me the most, what sickens me the most is that among all this turmoil, among this civil unrest, this world-wide pandemic, our administration, specifically our President felt an Executive Order on social media over fact checking was the priority. If you donât see that as a problem, or see calling protesters âTHUGSâ or promoting someone that says âthe only good democrat is a dead democrat,â then you are part of the problem. This is not a bipartisan problem. This is not liberal or conservative problem. This is a humanity problem. We need to put our political views aside and lookout for our fellow man. If you have read this far, and you feel differently, you are entitled to your opinion, however I may lose respect for you, or it may be time for us to part ways. I pray for the well-being of my brothers and sisters out there protesting. I pray for the safety of everyone around the protests. #enoughisenough #icantbreathe #alllivesmatter #beahumanbeing #tired #angry #day151of366 https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1iTS_AgmM/?igshid=1gx245l2v008a
