Thoughts Aloud

This is delicious. Finally a BLM protest that makes good sense: “Some Black Lives Matter activists plan not to vote in November“:

Newsome is leading a new campaign to get African Americans to do something that few civil rights leaders have recommended: stop voting. He believes that only by withdrawing support from the major parties can black communities force politicians to address their concerns about police brutality.

He calls it “I Ain’t Voting” — and he says he’s aware that it could be seen as a rejection of the struggle that a previous generation went through.

“Before, we fought to have our right to vote,” he says. “But now we need to fight to have our right to vote mean something.” [Emphasis mine]

Brilliant! I wish him well. Now, if we could just get the rest of the American sheeple, to realize the power of withholding their sanction, of being ruled by unworthy overlords.

“Black Americans have a chance right now collectively to say to the Democrats: ‘Hey, if you don’t give us criminal justice reform, we’ll give the country to Donald Trump.’ That’ll send the Democrats into a frenzy. Black lives will matter then, I guarantee you.”

Who could argue with that logic? Why couldn’t the rest of us use it too?

I would put it this way: “I ain’t voting until MY life matters, and I am free to live it, as I choose to live it, at peace with my neighbors.” I need to cogitate on this. With a little effort, this revolutionary concept just might catch on! Thoughts? â—„Daveâ–º

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