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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis black woman takes her fury straight to the white rioters who wrecked her neighborhood:
Link to tweet
A MOST righteous rant!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,640 posts)StarryNite
(9,446 posts)crickets
(25,981 posts)tblue37
(65,409 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)Thank you for posting this!
malaise
(269,057 posts)Rec
diva77
(7,643 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)filling the streets across the nation.
irisblue
(32,982 posts)Did I miss that?
yellowdogintexas
(22,264 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)are of course there to cause trouble. Few are burning down black businesses to protest the murder of George Floyd.
Those who've been studying far-RW white power groups all along (including today's Republican Party), report they're all connected via social media. It's believed most of the ones this angry woman was speaking to are associated with those groups and were encouraged to turn out to incite race warfare. And, of course, for the pleasure of setting fires, etc.
Those who vote will vote for Trump, and for many he is something of a hero.
dmr
(28,347 posts)I admire people who can articulate their thoughts so well while being so upset. It's a trait I wish I had, instead I fumble, and get lost in my emotions.
Yup, she is one awesome woman.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)She is amazing.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)I love her!
tblue37
(65,409 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,013 posts)She just needs to clean up her language a bit and she would be a great advocate!
Collimator
(1,639 posts)I think that she was operating under the assumption that some of the protesters-turned-rioters where acting out of a mix of good faith, i.e., they support the general cause of pushing back against police oppression, and ignorance, i.e., they don't seem to realize that their actions were damaging to the lives of oppressed people.
Lots of people are getting involved in the protests for a multitude of reasons. It's important for everyone to examine their motives and direct their actions towards the most useful actions to further their cause.
And, you tell 'em, Warrior Woman--protesting, marching and mouthing off mean nothing if you don't vote, then complain that the so-and-so's are in control of everything so what's the point?
I think about all those people who protested after the 2016 election. Many admitted that they didn't vote, and quite a few never bothered to register. But some of them carried signs that read, "Rape Melania".
Dude, you do NOT represent me and my anger over Trump and the Republicans taking power.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)Somebody get her on the TV. She is incredible.