“A march doesn’t work,” Anthony wrote. “We tried that. I’ve tried that. A couple social media post/tweet doesn’t work. We’ve all tried that. That didn’t work. Shooting 11 cops and killing 5 WILL NOT work. While I don’t have a solution, and I’m pretty sure a lot of people don’t have a solution, we need to come together more than anything at this time. We need each other.”

.... athletes “can’t worry about what endorsements we gonna lose or whose going to look at us crazy. I need your voices to be heard. We can demand change. We just have to be willing to.”

What happened is terrible, but what was really tough was how little people are surprised. Between social media and the fact that everyone carries a camera with video we live in a very transparent world. There is no more pretending it doesn't happen. It happens. The hate happens. The mistreatment of minorities happens, and it is widespread. How many times do you kick someone before they kick back?

Terrible. Sad. All of it. Melo really nailed it. No "body" is fixing this. Its a WE thing. He's a standup dude.

arkrud wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:The world is slowly going to hell in front if our eyes. Too much hatred, mistrust, conspiracy and violence. We need action but it's hard to define what action. Feels like more and more people are becoming less and less reasonable everyday. The media is just playing along, our leadership is broken, they have no political capital or goodwill left. There is also a lot more stress on people in their day to day lives than ever before, so everyone is already on edge all the time. People's faith in things that used to work is eroding fast. If there is a solution it will come from people coming together and declaring war on anything and everything that divides us. Good to see Melo's speech.

Props to Melo...
But please... we do not need to declare war on anything... It's the problem.
The issues are not somewhere - they are within each of us.
Everyone should look in the mirror and ask himself what is important and essential and why I am losing humanity.
And no one is an exception - police officer, person of any race, gender, national descent, etc.
This are us who create separation, building the wall of hate and fear. Each of us.
Glad that Malo wants to take the high road.

I agree. Not what I meant, it was a figure of speech. But I definitely see the irony.

meloshouldgo wrote:

arkrud wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:The world is slowly going to hell in front if our eyes. Too much hatred, mistrust, conspiracy and violence. We need action but it's hard to define what action. Feels like more and more people are becoming less and less reasonable everyday. The media is just playing along, our leadership is broken, they have no political capital or goodwill left. There is also a lot more stress on people in their day to day lives than ever before, so everyone is already on edge all the time. People's faith in things that used to work is eroding fast. If there is a solution it will come from people coming together and declaring war on anything and everything that divides us. Good to see Melo's speech.

Props to Melo...
But please... we do not need to declare war on anything... It's the problem.
The issues are not somewhere - they are within each of us.
Everyone should look in the mirror and ask himself what is important and essential and why I am losing humanity.
And no one is an exception - police officer, person of any race, gender, national descent, etc.
This are us who create separation, building the wall of hate and fear. Each of us.
Glad that Malo wants to take the high road.

I agree. Not what I meant, it was a figure of speech. But I definitely see the irony.

I know... its emotional.
The truth is when we hate somebody we became like those who we hate.
And when we love somebody we became like those who we love.
Why we tend to do harm to our self by choosing to hate? Irrational.
And media and politicians are all getting into it and multiplying the hate.
Hate became the thing that makes ratings, money, and elects.
Why we do not have party of Love? Being afraid to look weak?
Hate is what makes us weak... not love which the only thing which can make us strong.
Love Matters. This should be the slogan and hashtag.

meloshouldgo wrote:The world is slowly going to hell in front if our eyes. Too much hatred, mistrust, conspiracy and violence. We need action but it's hard to define what action. Feels like more and more people are becoming less and less reasonable everyday. The media is just playing along, our leadership is broken, they have no political capital or goodwill left. There is also a lot more stress on people in their day to day lives than ever before, so everyone is already on edge all the time. People's faith in things that used to work is eroding fast. If there is a solution it will come from people coming together and declaring war on anything and everything that divides us. Good to see Melo's speech.

...the world's been going to hell for a long time. At this point, the only thing that seriously poses a threat to ending it all is global warming/climate change. That aside, what we're seeing happen socially is nothing new....we are just more conscious of the world around us because of technological advancements and the fact that a select few no longer have the ability to whitewash events and control narratives.

So now you're able to see that Black people haven't been lying for centuries about police brutality and the widespread influence of systemic racist. Now you're able to understand the scope of the military industrial complex and see how it leads us into bogus wars. Etc.

arkrud wrote:

meloshouldgo wrote:The world is slowly going to hell in front if our eyes. Too much hatred, mistrust, conspiracy and violence. We need action but it's hard to define what action. Feels like more and more people are becoming less and less reasonable everyday. The media is just playing along, our leadership is broken, they have no political capital or goodwill left. There is also a lot more stress on people in their day to day lives than ever before, so everyone is already on edge all the time. People's faith in things that used to work is eroding fast. If there is a solution it will come from people coming together and declaring war on anything and everything that divides us. Good to see Melo's speech.

Props to Melo...
But please... we do not need to declare war on anything... It's the problem.
The issues are not somewhere - they are within each of us.
Everyone should look in the mirror and ask himself what is important and essential and why I am losing humanity.
And no one is an exception - police officer, person of any race, gender, national descent, etc.
This are us who create separation, building the wall of hate and fear. Each of us.
Glad that Malo wants to take the high road.

With all due respect, this comes as nondescript rhetoric. There is no real solution embedded in your message, though it is not something I fault you for. We are working against social structures and institutions that have been around for generations....so we're not solving anything over a quick brunch.

#LoveMatters