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Many of us woke up confused, scared, shocked and traumatized

by Cat Brooks
The real work starts now
Many of us woke up confused, scared, shocked and traumatized.

I honor that and hope you take the day or week to process and feel.

That said -

This is a country that wages open warfare and genocide on Black people
This is a country that pollutes native lands in the name of profit
This is a country that wages unapologetic war on people of color in other nations in the name of capitalism and greed
This is a country that pours guns and drugs into Black and Brown communities
This is a country that engages in modern day slavery in the form of the prison industrial complex in the name
Of profit
This is a country that was born out
Of rape and theft and slavery and blood

This is Amerikkka.
This has ALWAYS been Amerikkka.
This WILL Always be Amerikkka.

There is no shock here.
There is no surprise here.

The only thing that changed this morning is she unmasked herself.

And the only real question is what are YOU gonna do about it?

I have joked in past posts that I would leave if Trump was selected.

But I am not going anywhere.

In the words of my brother Tur-Ha Ak "Why would you leave now when the people need you the most."

This is not the time for despair.
This is not the time for fear.

This is the time to put your gangsgta boots on
This is the time to train
This is the time to study
This is the time to organize
This is the time to divest from the state and invest in the people
This is the time to leave rhetoric and slogans behind in the name of tactical and strategic action
This is the time to spit in the face of compromise and empty promises of an Amerikkka that will one day work for you

This is the time to fight
For our people
For our land
For our communities
For our children
For our liberation

This is GO time

We been telling you this ain't a game. Do you believe us now? Are you done asking massa for scraps?
Are you ready to start building the roadmap to self-determination?

The real work starts now

Let's get it
I love you
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