Showing posts with label racial profiling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racial profiling. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

You wonder why us young people are mad

You wonder why us young people are mad?
 Maybe it's because older people say we are lazy, don't work at all,
Yet the average work week is longer than it's been in over a decade.
Maybe it's because they say we're dumb, don't know shit,
Yet we're the most educated generation America has ever had.
Maybe it's because they say we're stupid with our money,
Yet inflation has made it even harder for us just to get by.

Maybe it's because they're saying we're ruining this country,
Yet we're not the ones who tanked the whole fucking economy,
nor were we the ones that launched the disastrous wars of Afghanistan and Iraq,
and Yemen,
and Somalia,
and Pakistan,
and Libya,
and who knows Gods where tomorrow.

Maybe it's because they say we need to more mature,
Yet we're the ones who have to balance two part-time jobs and school at the same time,
We weren't privileged like you mother fuckers,
Who could just work during the summer and bam your school is paid for the year.
We work more for less money,
and you say we should be more grateful?   

Maybe it's because they fuck up shit and then act like it's our fucking fault,
We weren't the ones that shipped all the middle class jobs overseas,
We weren't the ones that have destroyed the standard of living in this country,
We weren't the ones that passed thousands upon thousands of stupid ass government red tape that strangles small businesses,
We weren't the ones that create corporate loopholes so companies that make billions in profit don't have spend a God damn fucking dime on it.

They vote for the same two parties again and again and again,
Political parties that have a proven record for killing jobs,
and then they berate us for not finding jobs.
They scold us for not trusting people,
But never fail in the opportunity to backstab us again and again and again.

They say innovation is the key to future of America,
Yet they castigate us for not doing things exactly how they did them.
They wonder why we can't find jobs,
Yet they make it legal for companies to discriminate in hiring based on race or gender. 
They pass law after law curtailing our freedoms,
Then complain that we get arrested too much.
Well, maybe if you didn't make every third God damn fucking thing illegal,
People wouldn't get arrested as much,
You ever think of that, dickhead?

Yeah, I admit, there are some lazy stupid young people.
But there are lazy and stupid people of every age.
For every lazy and stupid young person you find, I can find a lazy and stupid adult to match.
So your statements mean nothing,
Just because we are the same age doesn't mean we act the same,
Don't generalize a whole group of people,
You wouldn't want us to stereotype you fuckers, now would you?

You think this is a mindless angry rant,
Yeah, maybe it fucking is,
I'm only ranting because I'm constantly being told not to complain,
Not to talk back,
Not to rile up the system,
Not to be ungrateful,
To accept my poverty and fucking deal with it.
All this anger at injustice, at avarice, at arrogance, at haughtiness, at just straight up being a self centered bitch,
Just builds up over the years when we're not allowed to express our opinion, our thoughts, our anger at the shit you've thrown at us.  

Why don't you older people just shut the fuck up,
Get off our fucking God damn backs as we toil and sweat in low wage jobs,
Let us get through this hell as best we can,
This hell you created for us!


Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Listen to the facts; don't support or not support someone just because of their race

     I avoided writing about Ferguson for a long ass time because I am so fucking sick of seeing that God damn town on every single God damn newspaper and website in the fucking world. But after seeing literally millions of people act like fucking retards when it comes to Ferguson, I am compelled to write about it.
     Bottom line: Stop supporting/not supporting someone just because of their race. Because that's racist. You are judging someone by the color of their skin. That is the textbook definition of racism. If you're white, and solely supporting Darren Wilson because he's white, and you're not paying attention to any of the facts/physical evidence, then fucking stop. If you're black, and solely supporting Michael Brown because he's black, and you're not paying attention to any of the facts/physical evidence, then fucking stop. The only way we're going to stop racism is by being edgy, by getting in racists' faces and call them out for the fuckers they are. That's why I'm cursing a lot now. That's why I'm being confrontational. Because if you're quite in the face of racism, then it will flourish. That's why it has been flourishing in America long after the Civil Rights Movement was done. Because people have become pussies. They don't stand up to anyone/anything anymore for fear of a confrontation.
     Race shouldn't matter. I support Darren Wilson because of the physical evidence and eyewitnesses' accounts. Not because he is white. If he was black and Michael Brown was white, I would still support Darren Wilson. If Wilson was Chinese or Hispanic or Hawaiian or whatever the fuck someone could be, I would still support him.
     The physical evidence supported that Michael Brown attacked Wilson in his car. Everyone, regardless of race or creed, has the right to self-defense if they are being attacked first. It doesn't matter if Wilson rolled up close to Brown or told him to get on the sidewalk. None of that is physical violence, so Brown had no right to attack him. Brown was the aggressor. Wilson had every right to use whatever force he deemed necessary to neutralize Brown and stop him from attacking him.
     This right to self-defense is a logical aspiration to make universal. For if you don't support it, then the only other alternative to follow is for Wilson to just sit there and let Michael Brown attack and kill him. You would be condemning Wilson to death because of his race, he can't protect himself, otherwise that would be racist. See how absurd it is?!
     Yes, there is a serious problem of police brutality in this nation. Eric Garner's death is testament to that. But the Brown case is not a case of police brutality. It is a problem of thug culture. Brown thought there were going to be no repercussions of him robbing the convenience store and cursing/yelling/not cooperating with Wilson. Brown was a bully. He attacked the convenience store clerk and then saw Wilson, and thought "puny little white guy" and started being a jerk towards him. And when Wilson didn't allow himself to be bullied, Brown got enraged and attacked him.
     Sadly, there were a lot of black people, who when they heard about this incident, all they heard was "black person shot by white cop." They didn't look into any of the details of the story. They didn't listen to any of the physical evidence. They didn't listen to any of the eyewitnesses who said anything that supported Wilson's side of the story. Nope. None of that. They determined in their minds that since Wilson was white, he was automatically and without question, wrong, the bad guy. They also determined that Brown, since he was black, was automatically and without question, right, the good guy.
     This is basing your opinion on the people's identity, and nothing more. By saying that black people are always right/the victims, etc, and white people are always wrong/the aggressors, etc, you're creating a zero sum game between whites and blacks. It's winner take all. You no longer look at the facts to determine who is right and wrong. You make all white people the enemy. Now, some white people, who would ordinarily protest against police brutality, are now forced to defend themselves because they are under attack because of their race.
      Take me for example. I hate the police. I like to be as far away from them as possible. But since the media is making all white people to be the aggressors, I have to stop what I'm doing, which, from my past posts, is anti-police state, pro-human rights, anti-surveillance, etc, and turn around and deal with all these people who are calling all white people oppressors and racists. It divides us. The media and their 1% overlords want this divide. Suddenly, we're distracted. We're no longer attacking the system, we're busy fighting each other. The system profits off this distractions.
      If you honestly think that there is a race or creed out there that is 100% right in EVERYTHING that they do, that NEVER do anything wrong, then you are a racist bigot who is fucked up. There's no going around it. There are wrong and right people in every race and religion. If you hear Muslim and think "Oh he's wrong" or if you hear Jew, and think "Oh, he's always an innocent victim" then you have no place in this reality because your mind is in a totally made up one.    


 
         

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Woman is murdered for asking for help after a car crash

A 19 year old woman, Renisha McBride, was in a car crash with a parked vehicle. A family who was there at the time of the crash offered to help her, because she appeared confused and was bleeding. She refused help, and instead walked a mile to another house, asking for help. The homeowner said he "feared for his life" and shot McBride in the face with a shotgun, killing her.

Renisha McBride
Full story: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131111/METRO01/311110095/Autopsy-Detroit-woman-19-shot-face-not-close-range?

Okay, this case is bizarre. There are many things that do not make sense and need answering. The fact that this happened on November 2nd and we still have very few facts about this case is very troubling. As the report in the link says, this story has more questions than answers, specifically:

  1. Why did McBride refuse help at the scene of the accident and not wait for police and an ambulance?
  2. Why did McBride walk a mile to ask for help, when help was already offered to her and refused?
  3. Why did the homeowner shoot McBride in the face for simply walking up to his door and asking for help?
The way I see it, one of two things happened. But the fact remains is that none of us, myself included, really knows what actually happened. All we can do is conjecture based on the facts we already know. So here are the two scenarios:

  1. McBride was wacked out on something, either illegal drugs or using prescription drugs that are used to treat mental health problems but end up making mental health problems worse in a person, (that's a whole different topic). That would explain why she appeared "confused" to witnesses, refused help, refused to stay and wait for police and an ambulance, (which were on their way), and walked a mile to another house. Police report said she actually walked off for a while a first time after initially being in the crash, returned to the scene of the accident, and then, upon hearing the police were coming, walked off a second time. All of that is irrational behavior and one of them is a crime, (leaving the scene of an accident). She didn't want the cops finding out that she was wacked out on something, so she left. I do not believe that simply saying this is a possibility is an insult to McBride or her family. It is a logical theory based on the facts we already know. But again, do I know if this is actually the case or not? Nope, not by a long shot. 
  2. McBride was racially profiled by a white man brainwashed by our pathetic mainstream media, brainwashed into thinking that all black people are criminals so logically the only reason why a black person would be at his house at 3:40 a.m. would be to rob him. So, he did what the brainwashing media tells him to do: shoot. So he did. 
But it's possible that both happened. One does not exclude the other. Just because McBride might've been wacked out on something does not mean that the homeowner could or couldn't racially profile her. This might've been just a freak incident. But, whatever happened, it did show two important things that are the lesson of this week's post:
  • Abuse of drugs while driving is bad, (mmkay). Recreational drug use in private property is not a problem. It's when people abuse it that it becomes a problem. If McBride was on something, it might've had a role on why she did all the irrational and bizarre things that she did. 
  • When someone knocks on your door, even at night, find out who it is and properly identify it he/she is a threat before shooting. The homeowner broke 2 fundamental rules of proper gun use. 1. Always identify your target before shooting. 2. Do not put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot. 
The homeowner said that the discharge of his shotgun was an "accident." There is no accidental discharges of firearms, only neglectful discharges. And, what are the odds that this neglectful discharge happened to be pointed right at McBride's face? What a coincidence, right?!
The homeowner thought McBride was a threat. She was not a threat. Therefore, the homeowner did not properly identify his target. His finger had to be on the trigger for the gun to go off, yet he said it was accident, meaning he did not want to shoot. So his finger was on the trigger when he was not ready to shoot.

A sad and bizarre case. Keep your eye out for developments in this story. Maybe the authorities will figure out what the hell happened and why it happened.