June 24, 2019
June 19, 1865, known as Juneteenth, was the day that African
Americans in Texas finally became the last ones to learn that the Civil War had
ended and so had slavery in America, two and a half years after Abraham
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863.
On June 18th, the day before the 154th anniversary of Juneteenth and the impending Congressional hearing on reparations
for slavery, Mitch McConnell responded to a reporter’s question about reparations. McConnell, one of the whitest people on Earth
– not known as a racist, but not exactly pro-civil rights – replied, “I don't
think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago when none of us
currently living are responsible is a good idea. We've tried to deal with our original sin of
slavery by fighting a civil war, by passing landmark civil rights legislation. We've elected an African American president.” What do you mean “we” white man? You did everything possible to suffocate and
destroy the presidency of our African American president – including stealing
one of his Supreme Court nominations – you piece of shit.
Mitch McConnell, who has
clearly never made a fist before, celebrates White Power
Who cares if the thing that “happened 150 years ago” lasted
for over 250 years, and when it officially ended, was followed by another 100
years of brutal repression, murder and legally and socially sanctioned humiliation? Thankfully, all of that is over…except for
the insanely lopsided incarceration, the frequent murders at the hands of police and the
explosion of public displays of racism thanks to the racist 45th
president’s welcoming presence. Fuck you
very much Mitch.
McConnell (left), not exactly looking unhappy about posing with Stars and Bars
This has been your Paying Attention Thought For The Day.
You're welcome.
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