AMERICA, WE MUST DO BETTER!!!

hello america!!! i already know i'm about to piss some people off but, the TRUTH is the TRUTH regardless of whether or not you accept it...

as a country, we missed another 'golden opportunity' to effectively address 'police brutality' & 'racism' by 'allowing' insider (as well as outsider) agitators to influence the direction of the george floyd protests---&, here's why...

the mass protests seemingly sprang up overnight which tells me that they were organized from the very beginning---&, far too many of those wishing to have their voices heard peacefully were galvanized into negative actions (violence/destruction/thievery) &, right there we lost the power for a true dialog with the 'powers that be' for true police reform, etc---instead, those truly wishing & hoping for a peaceful outcome can now only negotiate from a weakened platform---simply put, we blew an opportunity to 'force' the 'powers that be' to address our needs & concerns---can you imagine thousands of americans (all across our country) peacefully showing up at our city halls & demanding that we be heard??? our elected officials would have no choice but to hear us out...

well, here it is sunday & all we can do now is 'defend' our peaceful intentions against the senseless mayhem that was caused---&, the true narrative will be lost in that defense...

yes, the vast majority of the protests started off peacefully & then, something snapped & all hell broke lose---&, it was well orchestrated to turn the 'peacefulness' into 'chaos' &, it worked...

it worked so well that the media was going ape-shit in trying to cover all the mayhem &, unfortunately, as soon as things revert back to a normalcy we can live with, all will be forgotten because the media will have moved on to other 'news' until the next time---our media doesn't like to cover 'good news'...

good people, we all need to get together & formulate a plan (s) to combat police brutality & racism because there is no one solution that fits all problems---we need to elect responsible spokes-people/leaders to represent us & hey, the al sharptons are not the answer---we need to sit down with our elected officials & police forces to effectively address our problems/concerns...

& most importantly---
1...we need to quit listening to the media until they report the TRUTH
2...we need to quit being led like sheep
3...we need to stop killing one another
4...we need to work with the police to police our own neighborhoods
5...we need to elect people that will honestly fight for our rights (REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY)
6...we need to all work together as one

i leave you with this...

PROTEST PEACEFULLY---VIOLENCE ONLY BEGATS MORE VIOLENCE!!!

hello america!!! before i continue, allow me to state the following for the record---no life taken unjustly by anybody is acceptable---NOT ONE!!!

while what happened to george floyd by the police that were involved is a travesty, his death---check that, the manner of his death is what everybody is responding to---WHY??? the left's narrative is that all cops are bad/hostile/& racist &, make no mistake about this---the left-wing media drives those points home continuously...

st paul has had approx 11/12 homicides this year alone & you haven't heard of any of them except for george floyd's---hell, you probably didn't even hear about the other person being killed (in st paul) during the wednesday night 'protests' CLICK HERE---nor did you hear a lot about the man killed in the 'detroit protests' after shots were fired into a crowd of protesters on friday CLICK HERE---unfortunately, there will probably be more before everybody comes to their senses...

look, i'm in no way trying to downplay the senseless death of george floyd nor will i ever defend the wrongful actions of those in involved in that death---they should all be held accountable by the highest level of justice we can impose upon them---however, we shouldn't condemn all cops because of the bad actions of a few nor should we go about destroying property & looting businesses in the name of protests...

when it comes to what the trumpster said about looting & shooting, he's 100% correct & yet, far too many of you found a problem with it but hey, 'peaceful protests' usually end 'peacefully'---'violent protests' usually result in 'more violence'---those are the facts you are so quickly overlooking---be real, if a peaceful protest is happening on your block, all is ok---but, when that protest turns to burning & looting you're screaming for the 'hated' police to do all they can to protect you, yours & your property---unfortunately, 'innocent people' get caught up in the mix---how much did you hear about this CLICK HERE

america, i'm here to tell you that nobody 'wins' from 'violent protests'---nobody &, while there are those that say 'burn it down' think about this---you can't go to work if your work-site is burned down/you can't live in a building that's burned down/you can't drive your vehicle that's been set afire/your kids & the elderly can't navigate the streets with all the leftover debris/you can't shop the stores that are burned down/& still, you expect the cops & other first responders to respond to your emergencies---etc; etc; etc...

black people, please take heed---while george floyd's death should have never occurred, exactly why is it any different than the other 611 total homicides/292 black/122 hispanic/86 female---as of saturday/5-9-2020 from the 6 communities i've been following??? & yes, the cops killed at least 13 people CLICK HERE

good people, just think how much good we would be doing if we could galvanize & mobilize the peaceful protesters to walk the streets with the police in the areas of our communities that need them the most??? crime rates (to include homicides) would drop overnight...

a tremendous amount of good could be gleaned from the final outcome of the present protests if we can channel it in the right direction & hey, burning & looting isn't the way...

FYI---1965 i was 16 years young
          1985 i was 36 years young
          1991 i was 42 years young
i said all that to say i speak from personal experience...

THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING!!!

hello america!!! this is an update since my last post http://edagener.blogspot.com/2020/04/not-all-lives-matter.html...

please, bear in mind that i'm only following 6 communities...

chicago---178 total homicides---116 of them black/33 of them hispanic/16 of them female/cops killed at least 3 people---CLICK HERE

baltimore---104 total homicides---31 of them black/no hispanics/13 of them female---CLICK HERE

la county---171 total homicides---53 of them black/88 of them hispanic/26 of them female/cops killed at least 10 people---CLICK HERE

jacksonville---53 total homicides---42 of them black/no hispanics/10 of them female---CLICK HERE

milwaukee---55 total homicides---10 of them black/no hispanics/12 of them female---CLICK HERE

st louis---50 total homicides---40 of them black/1 hispanic/9 of them female---CLICK HERE

611 total homicides YTD---292 of them black/122 of them hispanic/86 of them femlae/cops killed at least 13 people...

& somehow, far too many of you were led to believe that the police were our biggest problem while refusing to accept the TRUTH...

there is...
no media coverage---no 'so-called' civil rights groups---no protests &/or country-wide demonstrations---no united religious organizations---no congressional black caucus---no black panthers---no black lives matter---no female groups---no sports groups---no celebrities---no unions---no lgbtq groups---no hispanics groups---no politicians (the trumpster offered to send in the feds to help rid us of the drugs, gangs & violence which you rejected)---the list of silent voices goes on, & on, & on---however, don't forget to demand that 'social injustice' be corrected while we go about killing one another...

couple this years homicides with all the other communities i didn't mention & hey, we have a very big problem that we continually address by electing &/or re-electing the very same politicians that only pay lip-service to our needs...

good people, wake the hell on up---it's way past time for you to vote smartly---repubs, if your community is a pos, vote dem & hey, to you dems, if your community is a pos, vote repub...