A new age of being radical is here! Living in the land of America pretty much ensures you that you can say just about anything you want as long as you have the following and don’t mind enduring #Cancelculture. We have seen people brazenly tell U.S. citizens to go somewhere else if they don’t like it here. We have seen people mowed down by vehicles while exercising their rights by protesting. We have seen the President of the United States tell domestic terrorist to standby. We have seen people attacked for speaking Spanish and the list goes on and on. In addition to many of these disturbing actions we have seen individuals allow themselves to be associated with some pretty dangerous people. We live in an age where some politicians will not renounce the actions of the KKK. They will not condemn the acts of a dangerous mob but instead say “They are good people.” Pretty much everything is fair game as long as you of a particular background which has always been the case in America, especially politics. When Barack Obama was running for president he distanced himself from his Pastor Jeremiah Wright after he made remarks suggesting that HIV was created by the government as a means of genocide against minorities.  He didn’t only distance himself, he called his Pastor a distraction. The rules are different for those of African descent and other people of color in the United States. We have to smile and grin more than everyone else, we need to take stronger stands on certain issues we must do triple of what everyone else does when it comes to winning a public office.  We simply do not have the privilege to say what we want without risk of losing it all and having the full fury of American institutions turned against us even though we are just as American as anyone else. The blood of our ancestors watered the soil of this country in its early days. What does all of this really mean? Should we not speak up in instances of injustice or for fear of being “Black Balled” and cancelled? We already know what the deal is here even if we have not personally experienced it, our ancestors have. I encourage those who have the heart to speak up to continue to do so. We must build our own infrastructures and systems so we are not shut down. We must protect ourselves knowing that we will not be protected especially when being outspoken.  Don’t let the fear of persecution stop you from being the voice of those who don’t have the courage to speak! That’s our 2 cents on the matter! Happy New New Year

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