No More “Kumbaya”
A Blueprint for Real Change
"He's an embarrassment...and I'm a white man," my friend Peter shouted during Trump's first term. I'm sure Peter's going ballistic.
Many of my white liberal peers are in a panic over Trump's criminality. As an African American, I'm watching this meltdown with distress and weariness, but with a sliver of hope.
The serious pushback and activism from white Americans surpasses anything I've witnessed before. They are becoming "woke" in the true sense —realizing that morality, ethics, and justice are at risk and in the awareness that inhumanity and injustice have no place in our lives.
Will they stay woke beyond Trump?
Many white people only became activists when Trump threatened their livelihoods, treating them with the same disdain he's shown Black people. They're realizing that he is willing to take anyone out, even if it means destroying the country.
In this "Come To Jesus" moment , many are confused what to do.
Singing "Kumbaya" and "We Shall Overcome" won't suffice this time. Burning Teslas, marching, protesting, organizing, boycotting, and discussing the Military-Industrial Complex, genocide, white supremacy, and Zionism is a welcome start. As an African American, I'll help the resistance, but won't lead it except to advise the newly "woke" on preventing future fascism. This society can't return to the injustice that's festered for 250 years.
Here are steps for those ready to move beyond panic to purpose:
Accept that the United States is in serious decline socially, politically, and economically. The first step is to admit there is a problem.
Be principled and genuinely empathize with the victims of these criminals. Transform "thoughts and prayers" into purposeful outrage. Don't just talk about fairness, equality, and brotherhood and then flinch.
Consume independent media and seek diverse perspectives. Mainstream legacy media serves the empire's interests, not the people's.
Contribute meaningfully to resistance efforts and community needs through time, resources, or skills.
Be patient; evolution takes time.
Until we address the systemic issues that gave us Trump, the question isn't just how to remove him. It's how to build a society that wouldn't produce another one.
One could argue that if DJT hadn't been the failed leader, it would have been someone else. He's just a symptom of a larger malady - & a warning about taking democracy & civil liberties / human rights FOR GRANTED.
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
"Until we address the systemic issues that gave us Trump, the question isn't just how to remove him. It's how to build a society that wouldn't produce another one."