by B. R. GOWANI
the United States has never been a just society
it was built on land stolen from Native Americans
they were either killed or put on reservation land
African slaves were bought, humiliated and whipped
to build the US economy
the propertied class whites, many of them slave owners
revolted against another white entity: Britain
the power seized has since resided
with the few white masters
who have controlled the masses
through wars within and without the US
the outside wars are always fought
in the name of “democracy,” “human rights,” …
the inside wars are numerous
against “drugs,” “poverty,” “terrorism,” “communism,” …
the aim is to perpetuate the inequality
and ensure their power is safeguarded;
capitalists could easily steal billions
from the state coffers and people
in the name of developing the economy;
they could indulge in wars, kill thousands
or millions without any repercussions …
but the poor have no such luxury –
they have no power, as we see
22 year-old Alvin Kennard stole $50.75 from a bakery in 1983
no one was injured
previously he had stolen
from a closed service station in 1979
and was then sentenced to 3 year probation
but this time for that fifty dollar mistake
he was ordered to give up his entire life
in prison with no chance of parole …
Kennard was victim of the law:
the Habitual Felony Offender Act
this law only applies to poor desperate people
no such law exists for the rich and powerful
who habitually loot on a grand scale
because then
many US presidents and the rich
would be serving behind bars
but then that would be a just world ….
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B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com