The conservatives in this country talk about the need to fight terrorism, but they ignore the terrorism of the police here. No one should have to fear being shot by the police when they are out on the street. We are told that justice is blind. The truth is that the justice system in this country has selective vision. This desperately needs to be fixed. Too many African Americans have spent too many years in prison or executed for crimes they did not commit. No one should be profiled according to their race or attire by the police. The grand jury system needs to be abolished or fixed. The way it is set up now does not work. There needs to be transparency in this process. There needs to be a judge present when a grand jury decides whether or not someone will go to trial. Police officers who shoot unarmed persons need to be brought to trial and convicted for their crimes. Police forces should not have military equipment. The police are supposed to serve and protect all citizens, not just rich, white people.
The Republican Party represents the rich and corporations, and they will continue to do this as long as people listen to their lies and vote them into office. They say they are interested in creating jobs, but they do not do anything to do this. They act as if they want the poor and the elderly to die from starvation. They do not want to help the homeless. They blame the homeless for their circumstances. They call any aid for those in need socialism. What the fuck is wrong with socialism? If the minimum wage was raised a lot less people would need government assistance. If the rich and corporations paid their fair share of taxes we would not have to worry about the national debt and the economy would be in much better shape.
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