America HAS NOT changed! In fact, it’s getting worse …
‘Racism is very much alive and well, and while I would agree that we shouldn’t need to legislate fairness and equality, the ugly truth is that we still very much do need to.’
The problem is …. ‘LIVING WHILE BLACK‘ ….
In 2013, the Supreme Court repealed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act because, as Chief Justice John Roberts said, “Our country has changed. While any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.” Justice Roberts clearly felt that racism was no longer the problem it was in 1965 when the law was originally passed. Well, guess what folks … it is every bit as big a problem today. Two stories from this past week prove the point.
Two men entered a Starbucks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They did not immediately place an order, for they were waiting for their friend, Andrew Yaffe, to join them before ordering. Mr. Yaffe would arrive in just a few minutes, only to find his friends being arrested by Philadelphia police. Why? They were being arrested for ‘defiant trespassing’…
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It Is What It Is 
I wonder if things will ever change, Doc. Clearly they aren’t the same at in 1818, or are they? Deep down under the facade of change, has it all just been a big show? Maybe i should just try to sleep right now because things always look so bleak this time of morning, but this seems to be when my brain refuses to shut down. Young people seem to be filled with hope, but we were all young once. Probably time for me to turn Joan Baez off and switch to Mozart for a while. G’nite!
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Sometimes, I sadly wonder if America has always been this way. What’s happening now is that the mask fell off … sadly! 😦
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Television’s gift to the ages! We can’t shove the dirty laundry in the closet any more because of the bright lights the cameras use.
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Agree!! 🙄🤔🙄
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