In America, Trump has caved to criticism and has stated he is postponing his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma so it does not fall on a holiday commemorating the end of US slavery known as Juneteenth. The choice of date had drawn criticism amid nationwide anti-racism protests as did the location as Tulsa saw one of the worst massacres of black people in US history in 1921. The date and place was marked where up to 300 people died when a white mob attacked the prosperous black neighbourhood of Greenwood, known as the "Black Wall Street", with guns and explosives. About 1,000 businesses and homes were also destroyed. This is only one incident of many which lie undocumented as white law enforcement covered up racist murders acted out by known clan members throughout the US south. If George Floyd had been killed back in the sixties, it too would have gone undocumented which is why in today's society scenes like those witnessed in Georgia where KKK clans openly marched protected by law enforcement rather than it been broken up have top be disbursed.
In yet another biased Fox news network interview Trump was seen to say the controversial chokehold method for restraining some suspects should "generally speaking" be ended adding it would be a "very good thing" to ban chokeholds but they may still be needed in some situations followed by the concept of stopping police forces using chokeholds sounded "so innocent, so perfect".How can one man contradict himself within the same breath. These comments came as Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress try to hammer out the details of a police reform bill - the proposed Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Again Trump is clearly only reading the scripted answers he has had prepared for him and the words coming out of his mouth is election BS trying to win back votes he has lost since his actions of militarising the streets of America and condoning the use of violence and chemical weapons on his own people. All in all this guy is anti everything that doesn't promote him or his business and so prejudice it is scary. As well as trying to stop people voting in case he loses which I hope people do find a way to vote, he has know condone open prejudice in the health community who can now refuse to not only help sick LBGTQ people, but deliberately allow a person who has gender dysmorphia to go unaided which is clearly civil rights abuse and a failure in that doctors Hippocratic oath which should lead to the loss of their medical licence, which now can't happen under this new law. Donald Trump is clearly with the aid of some backward thinking Republican senators and governors trying to roll back time to an era when the wealthy elite could do no wrong.
I tell you even with our present government I am glad to be British, while I think on that, let's see what there is to rant about in dear old Blighty today. So it has happened in England as well, There are now restrictions been placed by police on several groups ahead of planned protests in London this weekend. The Metropolitan Police have stated several protests are scheduled in the capital on Saturday, including a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Certain measures have been outlined such as and including the events to end at five o'clock due to the violent scenes last weekend, but the police force warned (not asked nicely, but warned) protesters to reconsider attending at all, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Met Commander Bas Javid said "We are asking you not to come to London, and let your voices be heard in other ways,". This request comes on the back of violence and serious disorder that occurred in Westminster at the end of protests last weekend, where demonstrations were on the whole peaceful, although there were dozens of arrests and 27 police officers injured.
In the aftermath of certain memorials in America been targeted as promoting racism several well known statues of British people of a long past history are now been targeted within the UK, like the dumping of a prominent member of Bristol's past been dumped in the river prompting councils to board up or consider moving other statues around the country. In preparation for this weekends protest rallies, a statue of Winston Churchill has been boarded up for protection and according to his granddaughter, may have to be put in a museum to protect it if demonstrations continue. Emma Soames, the war-time prime minister's granddaughter stated how here grandfather was a "complex man" but was considered a hero by millions adding how "shocked" she was to see the monument in London's Parliament Square boarded up, although she understood why it was necessary to do so, as protesters daubed "was a racist" on the statue last weekend. Ms Soames also stated it was "extraordinarily sad that her grandfather, who was such a unifying figure in this country, appears to have become a sort of icon through being controversial. We've come to this place where history is viewed only entirely through the prism of the present". So as a country we're starting to forget the impact these individuals had on how our present has been shaped, whether good or bad, blaming them for atrocities some may have or may not have committed. This is down to the lack of proper history lessons in our education system and should be addressed letting the children of the present learn about the rights and wrongs of the past, so it can define their actions of the future. Again this shows the ineptitude of not just the present government, but the failures of previous governments to address the failing education platform isolating certain factors from the knowledge of children, only allowing certain history to be taught to certain age groups instead of giving them a wider basis to form their own opinions, which is what education is supposed to do.
In politics we are seeing the two faces of the government once again as they close ranks on the matter of Brexit. They have seen it fit to allow our nation to be split over the pandemic giving the Scottish and Welsh first ministers their own stand on how Scotland and Wales would fight the virus and control the lockdown, but the minute they put in requests to extend the Brexit transition period, the UK or English government states it will not extend the transition period. Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford had written to Boris Johnson to request an extension as they believe more time is required to complete negotiations and support businesses through recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but Michael Gove confirmed there would be no extension beyond 31 December. So basically the government does not want their profiteering through a Brexit transition to be witnessed and regard themselves the best people to negotiate trade deals, what happened to a unified concept because I know as one person within this UK, if Scotland or wales decided it was time to remove themselves from the United Kingdom, so they could rejoin the Eu, I would gladly move out of England before the borders went up along the divides we call England, Scotland and Wales giving me a more realistic chance of a better life which I cannot see happening under the present government who are just in the position for themselves and don't give a flying F*** about their constituents. That's me done for another day.
Rant you tomorrow!
