by B. R. GOWANI
in April 2017, Noam Chomsky said:
“The United States is the wrecking machine that’s threatening destruction [of the planet earth], in – with all three branches of government in the hands of the most dangerous organization [Republican Party] in human history.”
so true
five years later, not much has changed – except
the Dangerous ones are out of power; they are now the official opposition
the then official opposition, the Deceiving ones (Democrats), are in power
in power but powerless becuase the Deceivers don’t want to exert power
the Deceiving leadership is busy bleeding Russia with Ukranian lives
while the Dangerous ones are dragging the country to the stone age
abortion was legalied in the United States in 1973
in June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the ruling by a vote of 6-3
(imagine: 6 judges can fuck up the life of half of the population)
7 weeks after a leaked draft (May 2) revealed the majority opinion
(3 of the 9 judges were appointed by Trump)
there was no stirring among the Deceiving leadership to fight back
one of the congressperson, AOC, on NBC’s Meet the Press, urged Biden
“The president and the Democratic Party needs to come to terms with is that this is not just a crisis of Roe, this is a crisis of our democracy.” “This is a crisis of legitimacy and President Biden must address that.”
but Biden was busy making deal with McConnell, a repulsives character
House Speaker Pelosi led Deceivers and sang “God Bless America”
to celebrate the passage of a new gun safety law
so out of touch? no. it’s intentional. to avoid rousing people
if the agitated people are out on the streets, they’ll damage property
both Dangerous and Deceiving ones love property & propertied class
just across the street, protestors had thronged the Supreme Court building
a strategist summed up the contradiction very well
“The Titanic is sinking, and the band is still playing.”
the opponents of abortion talk about the sanctity of life – the unborn one
isn’t it ironic that US has killed most people in the world
through genocied of Indians, enslavement of blacks, and foreign wars
police kill members of minorities, blacks and Latinos, on a daily basis
48 million people in the US go hungry
the prison population in the US is over 1.2 million people
have the anti-abortionists ever thought about the living ones?
about people already in this world
no. because then you’ll have to do something for them
fight for their rights, get them released from jail, provide them food/shelter
save them from police torture and bullets, stop US government from wars
and so much more
the anti-abortionists are hypocrites par excellence
it fell to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar to stand up against the Court ruling, defend abortion in an articulate manner
“[I will defend my daughters’ rights] to do what they feel is right with their own bodies.” “As their dad, I have no control over their adult bodies.” “As their sheriff, it is absolutely none of my business. I will not persecute Texas women or anyone else pursuing those same rights.” “Shame on the Supreme Court and the bureaucrats in Washington D.C. and Austin who are attempting to impose their own supposed morals on others.” “They will not use my badge or the color of my office to do so. My job is chasing predators, rapists, and human traffickers, not someone exercising a right.”
Tens of of elected prosecutors, Gonzalez among them, all over US signed a pledge Friday. Gonzalez gave the reason
“As an elected prosecutor, I took an oath to protect all in my community in the pursuit of justice. Using limited resources to prosecute personal healthcare decisions would be a violation of that promise.” “Outlawing abortion will not end abortion; it will simply end safe abortions and prevent people from seeking the care and help they need for fear of criminal prosecution. I refuse to subject members of my community to that risk.”
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com