These are protests. They want to frame it differently to maintain the antiseptic enslavement of us a
I speak often of antiseptic slavery. It affects us all. And it would do us well to understand the concept as it is killing us by thousands of cuts.
The narrative we are encouraged to inculcate in our minds is that the protesters around the country are detracting from the real issue which is the murder-by-cop of George Floyd and the bigger reality of police killing POCs and specifically black men disproportionately. That is the undermining of our intelligence but unfortunately, too many of us are lazy enough to fall into the trap.
I am saddened on a personal and individual basis for all the small businesses that have become victims to the protests. Perpetuators within protest do different things. Some are peaceful, some want revenge for the pain they’ve lived their entire lives, some see an opportunity for profit at the expense of others given the opportunity created by the chaos, and yes some are just plain thugs.
Here is the thing.
https://egbertowillies.com/2020/05/31/these-are-protests-do-not-fall-into-antiseptic-slavery-trap/