Systemic Racism…….
“Systemic”: in common understanding is referring to “the system”…most easily defined as the government, institutions, and even organizations/businesses. With an obvious example being the police and policing practices (commenting on such must and shall be restricted to another post…).
“Systemic” also includes an element of time. The recent renewed attention on policing practices, particularly toward black Americans, comes out of policing practices over many years…decades even.
For example, Eric Garner died during an encounter with New York City police in 2014. Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles police in 1991. The Black Panthers were formed in Oakland, California in 1966 in response to policing practices. The Watts Riots in Los Angeles occurred in 1964.
Police forces in the U.S. are local, i.e. city/county, or state. These many different police departments answer to the mayor/city council/county board of supervisors. Or to the governor/state legislature. As such, there are easily hundreds of separate police forces in the U.S.
Democrats have been in control of most cities for decades. For many states, such as Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, California, Maryland, among others, Democrats have been in control. On a national level since 1932, Democrats have controlled Congress, the law making body, for most of the time, or at least have controlled one of the two houses of Congress.
Democrats have also controlled the Presidency more years than not since 1932, most recently, of course, for 8 years of Clinton, 1992-2000 (election years), and then 8 years of Obama (2008-2016).
Donald Trump became part of the system in January 2017.
How can Democrats get away with blaming Trump for systemic racism?
They don’t just blame Republicans. They blame Trump.
How can the media get away with not challenging that narrative?
How can so many Americans treat it as the complete picture? With the unstated certainty that if Trump is voted out, then the systemic racism ends.
Now….now is the time to ask.
Signed…A Masked Patriot
08/08/20
Amliberty@gmail.com