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Post by pi on Jun 1, 2020 16:04:33 GMT -5
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Post by deb5anne on Jun 1, 2020 16:33:19 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 1, 2020 17:05:20 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jun 1, 2020 17:07:03 GMT -5
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 1, 2020 17:25:23 GMT -5
I just read the Guardian article, LindaG23 . Very enlightening indeed to look at the term "violence" more profoundly. "... Right now, several forms of structural violence that particularly matter are the chronic stress and lack of access to healthcare, housing issues, and work situations that have made black Americans die of Covid-19 at far higher rates than other races." I think the tipping point has been reached, especially as there are communities who I can imagine are experiencing the same stressors.
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 1, 2020 17:41:52 GMT -5
For the first time in my entire 60 years, I feel so sad and so stressed about the state of our country, I haven't even been able to listen to music. And music has always been my solace, my go-to when things are wrong. I'm not a person that cries easily, so music has always been a way for me to express my emotions. But not right now. And that makes me even sadder. I haven't listened to music either. I can't at the moment. The current stressors are real and the uncertainty of the future of this country doesn't make it any easier. I think it is okay to validate that for a moment. Still, we can't give up. We need to reach out, have conversations, do our parts, and believe. I took up running lately. That's how I clear my head and recalibrate a bit, especially when I head out around sunset. A solid walk feels good too.
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Post by momtomany on Jun 1, 2020 18:17:17 GMT -5
What has just been declared by the fucking monster who masquerades as our president is an abomination. A military state?? Federal troops in every state?? Let the 'freedom fighters' of the Second Amendment point their AK47s at us? In all my 70 years, I have never witnessed a moment such as this. Abomination. I will resist till my dying day.
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Post by brdgt on Jun 1, 2020 18:25:45 GMT -5
This is a terrible moment for this country - I’m sorry, I’m sad, and I fear the next 6 months.
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Post by willowgarden on Jun 1, 2020 18:31:22 GMT -5
I can't believe what just happened. The military was just called out to pepper spray and tear gas the peaceful protesters standing in Lafayette Park, so the President can have a photo in front of the church that sustained damage last night.
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Post by gypsyladee on Jun 1, 2020 18:42:52 GMT -5
I just read the Guardian article, LindaG23 . Very enlightening indeed to look at the term "violence" more profoundly. "... Right now, several forms of structural violence that particularly matter are the chronic stress and lack of access to healthcare, housing issues, and work situations that have made black Americans die of Covid-19 at far higher rates than other races." I think the tipping point has been reached, especially as there are communities who I can imagine are experiencing the same stressors. The situation really reminds me of 1970 when during a protest of the war in Cambodia, the students at Kent State were killed by the National Guard. The protests and violence exploded around the country and were symptomatic of all of the issues that were bubbling up at the time including the anti war movement, black equality etc. It too was very violent and I remember being evacuated from my college classes due to bomb threats. It started May 4th in 1970 and all classes around the country were cancelled. It was a very long, hot summer. Then, like now, outside elements stirred the pot. Unlike now, however, I was part of that protest and knew that radical groups were there and the media treated it just like today...focus on the violence.
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