Dr. King was pointing at things the way I've come to see them: racism and racial inequality under the law all stem from greed and materialism and the consequent diminishment of our moral and spiritual senses. To say we need a revolution is true, but perhaps we also need a more precise and less shopworn phrase to describe it. It must start by the rising and binding of enough of us under a banner of FELT passion for justice, and what's more common sense. It is commonsensical to deem all the passion, the talent, the intelligence, the wisdom and the beauty of people of color who are so obviously the equals and in some cases and instances the superiors of us white folk? You either see it or you don't. So the people who 'see the light' need to assume power in sufficient numbers to prevent enacting racist idiocy into policy and law. I think it's happening--perhaps too slowly for those who do see--but happening. I comfort myself with the thought that the worst racists among us have been identified as a small minority, who have unfortunatley been weaponized to shore up the top 1% against our rise. I hope I live long enough to see this 'forever' default system of rule by a deliberately cruel and uncaring minority. It has been the way of the world throughout written history, so however the revolution ultimately comes, it will have to be a matter of root, branch, flower and fruit. I am ready to die trying for this chance, but meanwhile, let's keep trying to articulate all this in a way that resonates with the reachable, inspiring them to corral the rest while we remake this tired old world. Sorry for any and all grammatical errors, typos, etc. When I am feeling stripped bare of pretense and defense, that can happen.
By my count, we've had 406 years of sustained racism in America. Coupled with our unmatched extremes in materialism and militarism, all of which remain "unconquered", I think we can rephrase the first half of Dr. King's quote as “machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are clearly more important than people", in America. I'm 73, I've learned that the cultural and political shifts we've accomplished to correct the "value gap and our racial habits", have only served to embolden those who will work tirelessly to preserve the underlying rot in the American soul. We can try to keep the rot in check politically but when armed with a cult leader they find a way to gain power.
You are calling for a radical response. What I'm going to propose may not sound radical but I think it would be a great first step before we trek on the slippery slope of radical resistance. In June of 2024 the conservative majority on the supreme court made a breathtakingly unconstitutional ruling granting Trump limited immunity. I think that ruling needs to be challenged by the greatest constitutional law experts in America. A suit should be filed against Trump for any one of a number of unconstitutional, illegal and anti-democratic actions he has taken and SCOTUS should be forced to show us how far they will go in granting so-called "limited" immunity. If they self-correct, it will open the door to endless suits aiming to prosecute Trump personally. If SCOTUS fails us again, it puts even more wood on the fire of the resistance with the goal of impeaching selected members of the Roberts court in a future Democratic administration.
I agree, but think it's important to realize that without an effective 'arm of the law'--ie law enforcement, Trump will just continue to ignore judicial rulings.
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Dr. King was pointing at things the way I've come to see them: racism and racial inequality under the law all stem from greed and materialism and the consequent diminishment of our moral and spiritual senses. To say we need a revolution is true, but perhaps we also need a more precise and less shopworn phrase to describe it. It must start by the rising and binding of enough of us under a banner of FELT passion for justice, and what's more common sense. It is commonsensical to deem all the passion, the talent, the intelligence, the wisdom and the beauty of people of color who are so obviously the equals and in some cases and instances the superiors of us white folk? You either see it or you don't. So the people who 'see the light' need to assume power in sufficient numbers to prevent enacting racist idiocy into policy and law. I think it's happening--perhaps too slowly for those who do see--but happening. I comfort myself with the thought that the worst racists among us have been identified as a small minority, who have unfortunatley been weaponized to shore up the top 1% against our rise. I hope I live long enough to see this 'forever' default system of rule by a deliberately cruel and uncaring minority. It has been the way of the world throughout written history, so however the revolution ultimately comes, it will have to be a matter of root, branch, flower and fruit. I am ready to die trying for this chance, but meanwhile, let's keep trying to articulate all this in a way that resonates with the reachable, inspiring them to corral the rest while we remake this tired old world. Sorry for any and all grammatical errors, typos, etc. When I am feeling stripped bare of pretense and defense, that can happen.
By my count, we've had 406 years of sustained racism in America. Coupled with our unmatched extremes in materialism and militarism, all of which remain "unconquered", I think we can rephrase the first half of Dr. King's quote as “machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are clearly more important than people", in America. I'm 73, I've learned that the cultural and political shifts we've accomplished to correct the "value gap and our racial habits", have only served to embolden those who will work tirelessly to preserve the underlying rot in the American soul. We can try to keep the rot in check politically but when armed with a cult leader they find a way to gain power.
You are calling for a radical response. What I'm going to propose may not sound radical but I think it would be a great first step before we trek on the slippery slope of radical resistance. In June of 2024 the conservative majority on the supreme court made a breathtakingly unconstitutional ruling granting Trump limited immunity. I think that ruling needs to be challenged by the greatest constitutional law experts in America. A suit should be filed against Trump for any one of a number of unconstitutional, illegal and anti-democratic actions he has taken and SCOTUS should be forced to show us how far they will go in granting so-called "limited" immunity. If they self-correct, it will open the door to endless suits aiming to prosecute Trump personally. If SCOTUS fails us again, it puts even more wood on the fire of the resistance with the goal of impeaching selected members of the Roberts court in a future Democratic administration.
I agree, but think it's important to realize that without an effective 'arm of the law'--ie law enforcement, Trump will just continue to ignore judicial rulings.