Juneteenth and Forward

Recent events and activism surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement call us to recommit our efforts as human beings on this planet to mitigate the damage we cause each other and our environment. Spinning out of control are our lives perpetuated by extreme wealth imbalance coupled with an imbalance of nature. Bringing our world back to balance should be the most immediate and urgent goal for all people. Some, however, maintain interests that are starkly contrasted with the survival of humanity on this planet. 

The government institutions in the United States, co-opted by corporate power, are working against the welfare and survival of the masses of citizens they supposedly represent. This truth is not something new, however, it's been exacerbated by hard-line officials who represent the elite stakeholders over the citizenry. We officially live in a fascist corporate police-state. This is not a democracy. This is an oligarchy. What shall we do as people of this type of a nation? What is it that we can do to remedy police violence against black people without changing the system that allowed for these atrocities to happen? The symptoms are starting to boil over and people are more clued into the true nature of this system. Every moment counts. 

Moving forward from Juneteenth day, we must all commit to standing against the hatred and bigotry that are designed to divide the populace and distract us away from the theft of our remaining democratic institutions. This fight could be the final chance to clutch onto what remains of our republic. A loss for the public would turn this country into the blatant version of what it has always been. No more hiding. No more games. Time to hit the streets and the tweets. Our lives and the lives of our children depend upon it. No pressure.