Saturday, August 06, 2005

Here to Yonder

Oh yes! While all of this is going on in Atlanta, later on today; a group of individuals, families
activists indeed are planning to March on Crawford, Texas. History has the same veins of
understanding bleeding through the banners of protest. The ant-war movement of 60's &
70's fame was mostly white, while the civil rights movement was mostly "colored". Although
eventually, King came over and finally in 68' Bobby Kennedy accepted the call to the masses.

But, that "rainbow" march in Memphis, killed King. That was the real deal. Not the garbage
workers, but all of the folks coming together. The poor people's march meant everyone,
together now! If I could choose which place I'd rather be, it is Crawford. The beat of a
different drummer sounds in my head. This war needs stopped. Beyond the vale, it is a
race war. Clearly, this people is not your average Joe. Islam and Arab are become so
synonymous. Arab as in desert, as in Africa, as in Sudan. And even in the Sudan, the
difference is made in the north of mostly Arabs and the South of mostly non-Arabs. Garang
was to Vice President of new Sudan, and President of south Sudan. So clearly, still
a designation "racially" makes all the difference in black Africa.

Still, I think the leaders of the "new civil rights movement" in America, are out of touch
with the reality of the situation we find ourselves in. In contrast, Vicente Fox is very much
aware of the "M-13" terrorist gang of Central America threatening U. S. borders; changing
the entire complexion of the "american problem". If black americans do now, what the
black panther party did in Marin County then, off to guantanamo we'd go. The vociferous
threat of a latino-black connected move in America is more alarmist than any pacifist
march in any part of the country. The government has well prepared itself for any
such ill-fated laison. So, Vicente knows he's on his own, cause again I say, Jesse was
in Durbin, S. Africa; asking the Arab's to be easy. While all the years, we been waiting
on a change to come and things have gotten worse. The vote ain't changed nothing.
Just got a bunch of folk lulled in to believing, every one is on the same footing. I cast my
ballot, but the bullet is determining everything. The President has said, ain't no
coming out of Iraq in sight. More killing. More dying. In the name of Freedom? Let
Lone Justice.

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