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As someone from a country that has witnessed a civil war, totalitarian leaders, ethno-religious pogroms, state-sanctioned brutality & the slow eradication of human rights under the guise of criminality, I can frankly tell Americans:
You don& #39;t know what you& #39;re playing with.
You don& #39;t know what you& #39;re playing with.
The biggest mistake I see is people waiting for A Big Sign that& #39;ll tell them that things have gone too far. One Big Thing that police or lawmakers or the president/leaders will do that will cross the line.
It& #39;ll never come because they won& #39;t cross it. They& #39;ll move the line.
It& #39;ll never come because they won& #39;t cross it. They& #39;ll move the line.
That line you think you stand behind is shifting everyday with little actions, bills, legislations. Police murdering people on camera & not getting charged. White supremacists threatening leadership & getting a free pass.
That line will stop moving one day, & it& #39;ll be too late.
That line will stop moving one day, & it& #39;ll be too late.
A frog doesn& #39;t know it& #39;s in hot water if the temperature is turned up little by little. By the time the frog realizes it& #39;s in boiling water, it& #39;s done. Dead.
You& #39;re that frog.
You& #39;re that frog.
You think these measures and actions being taken are really about "curbing crime, curbing looting, keeping protests peaceful?" You think, "Surely, it can& #39;t be about targeting Black people? Surely, it& #39;s simply about weeding out criminal entities? Surely, not ALL police are bad?"
There is a reason the focus remains on "looters" & "rioters" & "criminals" when it& #39;s clear those are a SIGNIFICANT MINORITY of the protesting population. Even a monkey can see that. Ask yourself why punishments are being meted out to EVERYONE, press & medics included.
I could tell the story of how nonviolent agitators from Eastern Nigeria were violently squashed by the Nigerian military while other favored groups carry out daily pogroms & aren& #39;t labeled terrorists, even when they threaten open violence on the govt.
The playbook is old, guys.
The playbook is old, guys.
I save my energy because I have no space to worry over two countries. But I can say this for free: every day, your sensitivity is being eroded by these willful atrocities. The envelope for what you& #39;ll accept is being pushed. One day, all of these things will be your new normal.
Remember how, at the beginning of COVID-19, we were all, "Oh no, a pandemic! Quick, protect everyone!" Then a fuckton of people died, and then we were like, "Well, SOME people must die, tho..." 
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That& #39;s you now, but with police brutality, white supremacy & racist leadership.
That& #39;s you now, but with police brutality, white supremacy & racist leadership.
Do the work needed to fix up. Do it NOW. You think you have time, but you don& #39;t. Police in 50 states just don& #39;t behave like bastards for no reason. Protesters in 50 states aren& #39;t suddenly "enemies of the country" for nothing.
Educate yourself & fix it now, or you& #39;ll be sorry.
Educate yourself & fix it now, or you& #39;ll be sorry.
Phew, this thread ran away from me! Must mute for sanity.
If you& #39;re looking for ways to support BLM organizing communities, monetary and otherwise, this doc has a ton of links and resources: http://tinyurl.com/blmforever
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If you& #39;re looking for ways to support BLM organizing communities, monetary and otherwise, this doc has a ton of links and resources: http://tinyurl.com/blmforever
Solidarity,">https://tinyurl.com/blmforeve... guys.
