“There is Never any Excuse for Violence”
Cindy Sheehan
The above is a quote from the
War Criminal in Chief Barack Obama in his statement about the miscarriage of
justice that just happened in Ferguson, MO.
The deep irony is that this
man is the figurehead of the most violent, racist, and deadly empire in the
history of our planet.
What he said was, “There is
never any excuse for violence,” but what he meant was, “there is never any
excuse for violence from oppressed or occupied people—I, however, can bomb
people, torture people, assassinate people without trials, spy on people AND
shoot your kids down in the streets.”
In my opinion, the burden of “peace”
is not on the shoulders of oppressed or occupied people. It is a human right to
defend ourselves and our loved ones.
Obama also said, “the police
put their lives on the line for us everyday.” Really? I don’t see an epidemic
of cops being killed, but I sure see a huge rise in cops murdering people with
virtual impunity.
Of course, we do live in a
violent society from the top on down. War and violence is the first response
from the top and cops are being given clear permission again and again to
respond with lethal force when non-deadly forms of apprehension are used on
mostly white criminals.
In Ferguson, protesters may
be throwing bottles and breaking windows, but I am viewing heavy armored personnel
and vehicles moving through the streets of Ferguson and are attacking the
protesters with tear gas and threats of deadly warfare.
The doublespeak of Empire is
nauseating and Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox and Soapbox People’s Network are
providing an opportunity to go to DC in March to let Obama know that we think
that police state violence is totally unacceptable and will no longer be
tolerated.
Justice for Michael Brown and all victims of police state and imperial violence!
.jpeg)
