In Response to Our Racist President:
The president typed the following words to his 84-million Twitte followers on July 29, 2020. They are racist.
Here is a list of resources to find much better, more in depth information behind asinine claims like this. To deny his claims are racist is to choose to be ignorant. The links below are a response and opportunity for people (particularly White People) to educate yourself and hear perspectives from Black Voice.
These are words written by the President of the United States. They come from directly from him, and there is nothing “Fake” about them. He willingly typed this filth to 84 million people. He has no problem being for only some citizens of our country. This behavior is appalling from The President of the United States, a person that is supposed to lead the country. This is not political, it is an issue of human dignity. In his statement, he is saying that people with money are better than people without money. He is saying that the poor are a stain on communities. By writing “Suburban Lifestyle Dream”, he is invoking race. This is anti-Christ, anti-God, anti-American, and harmful. This man is a disgrace to our country.
Here are some links and suggestions for understanding and education.
The “Suburban Lifestyle Dream” the president was talking about is code for “white”. It was intentionally created, and intentionally left out minorities. For more information, read or listen to this book:
Here is one on the prison system:
Here is one on the history of racism in our country:
Here’s a television show that brings up “black” issues in a hilarious way:
Where to Watch:
Many white people only listen to other white people. Here are some great podcasts from black voices:
1619 Podcast
This short narrative podcast does a great job of showing how different life is for enslaved/formerly enslaved Africans than it was for any Europeans.
On Education
The Problem We All Live With (via This American Life)
Here are some documentaries to watch:
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This show has blown my mind. I VERY HIGHLY recommend it. Particularly Season 1, episode 1, Season 4, episode 2, and Season 4, episode 7.
And here is a great website:
Policing Doesn’t Protect Us (via Medium) or without a login: Here
Love and Kindness,
The Real Tom Bratt