Originally posted by
Chris
So,
I have been thinking a bit more about the current situation in the US and increasingly I am thinking that this is the gods' way of punishing the US empire for its past sins. It is pure Karma, coming back to haunt the US.
The legacy of racism, slavery, colonial conquest, constant war in faraway places, this is now no longer a distant concern, but the lived experience of ever more US Americans.
The militarisation of police, the paramilitary tactics used against protesters, the prevalence of guns and violence, the racial animosity, the slavery 2.0 in all but name prison-industrial complex, the record inequality, these chickens are all coming home to roost now.
I don't know how this will all end, maybe the US will come out of it stronger and changed for the better, but there is a fair chance this won't end well, for anyone involved.