Can America find a way out of the cycle of faceless spite provoked by its militarised police?
The unrest in the US is not going away, and it could potentially become deadlier and more prolonged than previous periods of civil conflict. A pandemic on top of a depression, as well as a telecommunications revolution, has brought the US to its current status - although the reasons for civil conflict are older than the country itself.
At that time, there was one main issue at stake: whether or not to preserve slavery itself. Truth, justice and equality trying to “win the peace” is an ongoing struggle that the US is far from through. Police reform is one battle that still needs to be fought in 2020. “There’s always going to be a breaking point. I think right now, we’re seeing the breaking point around the country. It’s really painful to see what’s going on, but it’s also really important to understand that it’s connected to a system of racial violence.”
American civil society, meanwhile, undermined deliberately or unwittingly by both parties for short-term political gain or ideological satisfaction, is weaker than at any time since 1860. Decades of underinvestment in healthcare and education have made Americans sicker and victims of a declining life expectancy. They are more afraid, confused and vulnerable to deranged lies than they ever have been.
Summers are already dangerous due to gun violence, and that gun violence will not stop under these circumstances of extreme stress. There are already around 10,000 gun killings a year in the US each. They will be much more dangerous with the addition of more guns in the hands of police on the streets.
Those smiles have now gone from behind masks, if they are there at all, and are replaced only with a peering sets of eyes that can advertise anger or fear far easier than kindness or compassion. It is now even easier to dehumanise a stranger if you can’t see the full scope of the pain and terror on their face.
Ellison’s prosecution will become a-partisan affair, because US President Donald Trump will want it to be, along with the usual rotation of conservative commentators trying to plug their thoughts into Trump’s brain. Trump is likely to start to comment on the trial, accuse the media of lying about his accomplishments, and suggest who he thinks is really innocent or guilty.
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