Lady Liberty Weeps ~ PART II

Lady Liberty Weeps

PART II

BLOG SESSION

October 17th, 2017

BLOG Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ Welcome back to another great Blog Session!

If you were here for our last Blog Session, you have Journal notes about the events that have taken place around the globe in relation to the natural disasters of various forms that have happened in Columbia, Peru, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the United States, California, Puerto Rico, Scotland, northern England, Ireland, southern Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Iberian forest fires across western Europe.  You may review that Session by scrolling down after you have read this Blog Session, or by clicking on the link entitled, "Lady Liberty Weeps" in our Blog Archive in the right-hand column of our Blog here.

Today we are going to continue our discussion.  We'll be switching gears to cover another area that is of interest to everyone concerned about civil rights, racial injustice, oppression, inequality, inequity, social justice, common decency, national issues, American issues, and criminal justice reform.  Other issues that come to mind are educational equality and economic equality.

The first thing that we are going to dive into is the incident that has been played in the media over and over again ad nauseum internationally in relation to President Trump's attacks against NFL players protesting during the National Anthem.  At a campaign rally in September 2017, Trump suggested that owners of NFL teams should fire any "son of a bitch" who takes a knee.  What an undignified remark!

Personally, I think any President of any country who speaks in that manner is not fit for office and should be fired!

Moving on...in response to that national media stunt that added up to being an embarrassment for the Republican Party, the United States, and the unfit person who just so happens to hold the office of the President at this time -- Trump -- hundreds of players joined the protests.  Several owners released statements criticizing Trump, and the league promoted the message that it was unified.

[Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer]

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and team take a knee before the singing of the National Anthem prior to the start of a game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Monday, September 25, 2017. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

Please keep in mind that NFL owners -- including many who sided with their players in protests relating to the national anthem -- were big donors to President Trump's inauguration festivities.  At least $7.75 million of the $106 million raised for Trump's inaugural committee came from NFL owners and the league, according to public records.

Since that attempt at solidarity, the strain continued with Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager, Jerry Jones when he said that any player who "disrespects the flag" will not play.  Well now, could he have said that because he gave Trump one million dollars for his campaign?

Jerry Jones has been confronted by protesters over his national anthem stance.

What is even more important are the issues that are in need of attention that are not being played over and over again in the media.  And, some of those issues matter to you and we need not be distracted.  Your comments are requested here on the Blog in the "Comments Section" at the bottom of this Blog post -- we'd like to hear what you have to say, and know more about what issues you are concerned about.

There will be more on this topic in our next Blog Session so that everyone is clear about what the national anthem protests are really all about, and the reason why "Lady Liberty Weeps".

Side Note:  Ethics case against Trump awaits green light from judge

OUR NEXT BLOG SESSION:

Lady Liberty Weeps

Part III

F R I E N D S

Until Our Next Blog Session ~

Peace, Love & Light

By René Allen

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