I was planning to write another reasons to be cheerful post today, but there’s not a lot to be cheerful about the last several days. I’m saddened and horrified by what happened to George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. I’m mad and frustrated. I’ve been reflecting how how I, a WASP male who lives in an affluent suburb, may have contributed to the systems that failed George, Breanna, and Ahmaud.
I stand with the protesters and I empathize with their anger. The white hegemony in this country must come to an end. I condemn the use of violence as a means to express their frustration at the institutions who have failed them.