”From 1920 to 1938, the NAACP flew a banner outside its New York City office with the words, ‘A Man Was Lynched Yesterday.’ The words would have been jarring to passersby, but that was the point. It was a provocative graphic statement—something to stop the busy onlookers of Fifth Avenue in their tracks. The stark symbol meant to force the viewer into confronting the reality of the racial violence happening in America.” (source)
This week in Minneapolis: Protest and Death
Another death in Minneapolis this week as everyone knows. The provocative agents of our horrendous federal government are assuming more and more power with less and less restraint. Our leaders from Washington are reneging on commitment to the traditional American legal system. The goon squads can go wherever they like and murder whomever they wish, and they wear masks so that they are not held accountable: no masks is the legal norm. Comparisons with historic precedents (especially the early days of Nazi Germany) are too grim to think about.
Noval Noir’s memorial portrat of Renee Nicole Good
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I’m sure you’ve heard that a judge has said that ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders since its crackdown began in Minneapolis, which makes me wonder if you think you can enforce any agreement with Homan and the federal government? That’s the most dangerous question that anybody can ask because we are in a world of hurt that goes way beyond any individual safety if we are talking about a federal government completely ignoring court orders. This is a foundational principle of our Republic. The battlefield that we fight on as municipalities and cities around the country isn’t one of warfare. It’s one of the law. The battlefield that we are going to win on is the law, and a precondition of that necessary fight is that once the law has been determined and a court order comes down, it’s going to be followed. This is something that I get really intense and really pissed off about. This is not optional. You follow the law. We should have everybody, Democrats and Republicans, losing it. It should be deeply concerning, not from an ideological perspective but from an American one. (New York Times interview by Lulu Garcia-Navarro)
Previous Outrages, Commemorated in Murals
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Minneapolis, 2020 (source)
Great murals! It is sad what is happening in our country.
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought we would go back in time.
The photos of ICE pointing their guns is scary!
We need peace and more love, less hate.
Happy February, have a great week ahead.
It really is shameful. This administration is bringing out the worst in some people. Giving them permission to be coarse, angry and horrible human beings.
ReplyDeleteThere are no words -- no nice words -- for what is happening in America right now. Who could imagine after all the struggles of WWII, then the '60s and civil rights, that this would happen again. Internment camps. Racial discrimination at a huge scale. It shocks and confounds me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the murals and other art work. I hadn't seen those.
ReplyDeleteOui tout cela est bien triste et effrayant. Cette administration est l'une des pires choses qui soit arrivée à votre pays. Mais ici aussi en Europe cela nous guette
ReplyDeleteScary times. I do feel like we are repeating history, not having learned any lessons. Some of the photos I see totally remind me of groups prior and during WWII. Good thoughts and prayers are need all the way around.
ReplyDeleteYou know that I'm right here with you. From the "things" first term my question was, why is our government allowing him to get away with this? Now, for what ever reasons the people in power have shown nothing in the way of stopping him. With 2 presidents Biden and the "thing" the 25th amendment should have been enforced. I guess it is just there for no good reason. Thank you for this post.
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