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We Have To Stop Humanizing Racists
Rush Limbaugh? Really?!
Listen, I’m drained beyond reason for obvious reasons, and while I would love to be able to write my heart out about a multitude of topics pertaining to our latest nightmare, my depleted energy is a strong sign of utter fatigue that was inevitable.
But I can’t ignore the glaring signs of dysfunction that directly affect a community that’s combusting from the strain of systemic racism.
The power structures endorse violent extremism against Black people in ways that demonstrate our dehumanization when time and time again — white murderers with badges are permitted to walk free.
George Floyd is the name on our lips, and the reason why big cities across the country are hosting raging marches of protesters, who are inconsolable in their grief, and united in their fight for justice on behalf of the countless Black lives that have been criminally silenced by notable institutions adhering to the religion of white supremacy.
We’ve been here many times before. We’ve seen the newly-minted hashtags and death videos that depict the horrific last minutes of Black men, women and children, who were cursed with the awful departure from this earth at the hands of thugs-in-uniform.
