Helpful Responses to Baltimore, by Tom Tomorrow

The progress from Western colonial global expansion, and the construction of American wealth and industry on the backs of enslaved Blacks and Native peoples, followed by the abrupt "emancipation" of the slaves and their exodus from the South to the Northern cities, has led us to our current divided society. Divided by economic inequities and unequal access to social resources, the nation lives in a media dream of social harmony, or did until YouTube set its bed on fire. Now, it is common knowledge that our current system of brutal racist policing and punitive over-incarceration serves the dual purpose of maintaining racial prejudice and the inequities it justifies. Brief yourself on this late-breaking development in American history here.

Helpful Responses to Baltimore, by Tom Tomorrow

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HELPFUL RESPONSES TO BALTIMORE * (* HELPFULNESS NOT GUARANTEED)
THIS MODERN WORLD
BY TOM TOMORROW
© Tom Tomorrow 2015

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1. PROTESTERS SHOULD BE MORE LIKE M.L.K.

[Woman 1] By which we mean, safely contained in the past and relegated to a few pleasant quotes taken glibly out of context!

[Woman 2] THAT'S how you protest injustice!

2. THE MAN WHO WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN TO DEATH BY POLICE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD.

[Fraternal Order of Police 1] We're not saying he DESERVED what happened --

[Fraternal Order of Police 2] We're just strongly IMPLYING it!

3. THIS WAS YET ANOTHER ISOLATED INCIDENT FROM WHICH NO LARGER CONCLUSIONS SHOULD BE DRAWN.

[Policeman] One guy gets his larynx crushed and his spine severed -- and SOME people won't let you hear the END of it!

4. WE HAVE A BLACK PRESIDENT AND THEREFORE THIS IS ALL SOMEHOW HIS FAULT.

[Donald Trump] Black Black Blackity Black! Very, very Black. Also, did I mention BLACK?

5. RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY IS PARAMOUNT, EXCEPT WHEN IT'S NOT.

[Patriot] These lawless protests are an affront to DECENCY -- and should not be TOLERATED! Unless they're protesting grazing fees, of course.

6. MAYBE FREDDIE GRAY'S INJURIES WERE SELF-INFLICTED.

[Fraternal Order of Police 3] It COULD have all been a cunning scheme to DISCREDIT the Police!

[Fraternal Order of Police 4] What a diabolical MASTERMIND!

7. THE REAL PROBLEM IS A LACK OF FAMILY VALUES.

[Male Reporter 1] Forget about systemic brutality and economic inequality!

[Male Reporter 2] Life is simple when you ignore the complicated parts!

8. POOR PEOPLE IN BALTIMORE SHOULD JUST GET JOBS.

[Female Reporter] And in an entirely unrelated story, a new trade agreement is likely to make it EVEN EASIER to ship jobs overseas!

[Male Reporter 3] First these messages!
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