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| Alex Jones and many white extremists descend on Richmond, Virginia. |
You want the status quo, vote for Donald J. Trump and Republicans.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. That was one of Lyndon B. Johnson's most successful and yes controversial legislative victories.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and/or national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, employment and public accommodations.
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| Virginia state police shut down Richmond for this event. |
"We have lost the South for a generation."
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He died in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. His death set off unrest in some communities.
The junk food media of that time wasn't too kind. He had very unfavorable approval. No white legislator running for president will ever mention that. He didn't have the strong backing of Johnson at the time. No one mentions that.
The Democratic Party of earlier day were conservative, racist and downright extreme. The legacy of Franklin D Roosevelt changed the tone. Herbert Hoover, the only Republican who crashed the economy. George W. Bush and possibly Donald J. Trump are well on their way to do great damage to our economy with their policies.
King was a civil rights leader, activist and father. He was married to Corrett Scott and had two sons and two daughters.
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If he was alive today, conservatives and far-white agitators like Sean "Softball" Hannity, old fart Rush Limbaugh, pervert Bill O'Reilly and turd flipper Michelle Malkin would be demonizing him.
He would never be praised for his acts of bravery and willingness to starve off threats of violence during his time alive. He died at the age of 39.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we had mass shootings and a white extremist rally in the former Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
The event has concluded peacefully but shamefully. A bunch of outsiders came to Richmond to protest the state's proposals to pass gun reform legislation. The rally was sponsored by a Virginia pro-gun group and it attracted far-white extremists like Alex Jones and Richard Spencer.
The governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam had declared a state of emergency in regards to credible threats against citizens in the city and state.
Trump's also upped the ante through social media.
Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020
USA! USA! USA!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
The Democrat Party in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia are working hard to take away your 2nd Amendment rights. This is just the beginning. Don’t let it happen, VOTE REPUBLICAN in 2020!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave and others criticized the gun control measures making their way through the General Assembly.
"This is what happens when you threaten the rights of Americans," Van Cleave said, leading the thousands inside the fenced-off area in a "no more gun control" chant.
An estimated 22,000 gun-rights activists and other groups crowded the streets around Virginia's Capitol in downtown Richmond to voice their opposition to plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation. The rally ended around noon.
Armed militia members and right-wing extremists were expected at the rally. But the local Antifa, or anti-fascist movement, urged its followers not to go, citing safety issues, and said no counter-demonstration was planned.
However, some Antifa activists who agree with some of the aims of the gun lobby, are attending.
Others attending include Stephen Willeford, who shot dead a gunman carrying out a mass shooting at a church in Texas in 2017.
Also scheduled to speak was local senator Amanda Chase, a Republican who wore a pistol on the senate floor.
John McGuire, another Republican from Virginia's legislature who is also hoping to win a seat in Congress in Washington, voiced his support for the protest.
They have a right to protest. Despite the fact they're white extremists, everyone does have a voice.
If the organizers were Black, Latino or Muslim, oh, boy, the far-white would be upset. They would demand the law arrest them for having the same right to protest. They would ridicule people of color protesting as agitators and terrorists.
Even Trump would chime in with some condescending bullshit.
The santizating of Martin Luther King, Jr. is frustrating.
It was exactly three years ago today, January 20, 2017, that I was sworn into office. So appropriate that today is also MLK jr DAY. African-American Unemployment is the LOWEST in the history of our Country, by far. Also, best Poverty, Youth, and Employment numbers, ever. Great!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
"Today, we pause to honor the incredible life and accomplishments of Dr. King, who helped shape the Civil Rights Movement, gave hope to millions experiencing discrimination, and whose enduring memory inspires us to pursue a more just and equal society." — President Trump pic.twitter.com/tsjpBicT57— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 20, 2020
The Republican Party would use him in dog-whistle white voters into supporting their bigoted agendas. They would claim King as their own despite the civil rights leader being nonpartisan.
They would have called him a "gasp" Communist.
You can march, chant "We Shall Overcome", protest corporations, boycott Trump and his allies and demand a change in the status quo. That's perfectly fine.
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This is never an easy accomplishment. It takes years if not decades to change minds.
You weren't born racist. You were taught how to be a racist.
We cannot change the minds of generational bigots. That's never gonna happen. It's up to us to encourage inclusion. We must love one another.
We should never hate people because their race, gender, religion, nationality, sexuality, identity, or origin. But since this is the United States, you have rights. Even if I detest them.
We have mass shootings in the United States everyday. We are the only country in the world that continues to do nothing about this. Donald J. Trump, Congress, the National Rifle Association and agitators in the junk food media have moved on from dealing with this. They're too busy sniping over partisan blame games. With Trump being impeached while in office, he's unlikely to focus on gun violence.
Trump and lawmakers elected to federal office made politics extremely toxic. It's not just the fault of our dear leader and lawmakers, but relentless agitators on the 24/7 cable news channels. They are profiting off division and divisiveness. The internet is also a problem. It's is a breeding ground for potential mass shooters. Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media outlets have been "ground zero" for disinformation, partisan threats and social activism. Incels and social outcasts find their outlets on sites that inspire them to cause harm to their fellow human beings.
It never happens in your community.......! Until it does! Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. A mass shooting will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how "guns save lives." They don't. The only thing that survives a gun shooting is the gun.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THERE IS NO GOD.
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