We are on the brink of the movement to save humanity. At least that’s the feeling I get from watching TV, back bunkered at home. I can do a few interviews and watch TV again.
A murderous monster took George Floyd’s life on camera in the streets. We all watched in horror. I feel like humanity knows right from wrong and knows that this act was wrong — and the police person who did it will be punished to the full extent of the law.
The protesters “fighting for the soul of humanity” today usually use three names: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury. I’ve read about these three and they seem like tragic deaths that should never have occurred.
But, I’ve been in politics for 100 years. I’ve seen it all. When bad people kill others, rape, pillage, behead journalists, kill children in the street – it’s tragic. When mistakes happen and people lose their lives, it’s tragic. But, we have been fighting for the soul of humanity for as long as I can remember….. there are thousands of tragic situations around the world… just in the past 5-6 years, I can recall a number of horrendous situations. Scars on our collective humanity…. in 2014, when 276 school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram and raped and used as slaves and forced into marriage — that was tragic. In 2015, a sickening tale emerged of a teen was that was hacked with a machete and forced into a shallow grave in Florida. In 2016, when two illegal immigrants committed felonies by holding down and raping a 13 year old – that was a horrendous situation. Especially since they became fugitives when released on bail and will likely never serve a day behind bars. In 2017, a 4 year old was killed by a hit and run driver as she walked to school.. in 2018, a drunk driver killed four siblings, age 2, 4, 6, and 8 in South Carolina. In 2019, a protester was killed in Hong Kong, they found a serial killer that killed 19 or more senior citizens across Texas, in India four men gang rape a woman and then set her on fire…This year, 2020, we have the three names used most often in the protests, but the list of names that could be added, so many senseless killings – school shootings, drunk drivers, spousal abuse victims, child abuse, rape victims, helpless seniors, the 77 year old David Dorn just trying to protect a pawn shop on Martin Luther King boulevard .. and Coronavirus victims, too — the list could go on for pages and pages. Senseless.
Yesterday, Chicago had its most violent day in 60 years with 18 murders in 24 hours….
We need some serious protests in Chicago about why we allow that violence to continue on the streets of America.
I know my campaign has to be all about the bad, bad, bad Donald Trump. And negativity. Embracing the George Floyd murder has been a boon to my campaign and my fundraising. But, truthfully, I know there are so many bad things out there. The world would be a better place if somehow, just somehow, we could be less divisive and love others truly as we love ourselves.
No child should have to ask why their Daddy died at the hand of a person sworn to protect him. No parent should wonder what happened to their missing child. All men and women, all children – everyone should be treated equal and live in peace.
We can do better.
Come on, folks.