This is how I perceive things. This case, and the reactions to it, reflect what America is going through at this point in time. I feel so sad for America. So much hatred and fear, on many levels.
Travelling extensively south of the border, in the early 80s, I felt so much promise. People were Working, Going to School, Starting Businesses. Remembering the 60s & 70s, with the marches for racial equality, the inspiring leadership surrounding that movement that fostered HOPE for a country that would lead the world to a better place. Along came Vietnam, and once again, the American people eventually triumphed, forcing the government through peaceful protests (well, if you don't count death by cop) to end that dirty war. In the 70s, we were all just having fun, jobs were plentiful, and still blissed out on the peace and love generation. But as the 80s progressed, things changed. Greed became the buzz word, and the party started to go downhill.
Thirty years later, I see more race riots, millions unemployed, lacking health care, the nation living in high fear because of terrrorist attacks (both foreign and domestic), homelessness an epidemic, and much more. I see a society that reached extreme heights of decadence and power, which is now in decline. The Michael Brown incident is the latest in a snowballing series of events that will end in a bloody revolution. That has been my opinion for a long time.
Why is Justice wearing a blindfold? Because she doesn't want to know the truth. That is what the people know - the justice system is corrupt. Whether this latest grand jury opinion is fair and just, matters not. The die is set.
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