George Floyd

"Violence Flares Across America" and "Peaceful protests across America" are both true but you can guess which story the media chose to go with.

The police and the national guard can easily turn a peaceful protest into a "scene of violence" without any help from protesters. Then the media can report it as such.

The photo shows the killing of George Floyd. There is a widespread perception in Minneapolis that the police are trained in restraining suspects in this potentially lethal way. The denials from police chiefs are not particularly convincing. If the perception turned out to be true, it is the police chiefs who should be in prison so it is no surprise that they would deny it.

The next photo shows one of the many peaceful demonstrations. The National Basketball Association joined in the protest.

 ABC reported that some police officers knelt in solidarity with the protest.

It is clear that Trump has no solution to police racism apart from brute force and ignorance. Brute force and ignorance are more causes than solutions.

American Socialists have supported the protests. The article in The Socialist is here

After detailing the repeated failures of the Democrats to tackle the problem, they say:


"As Malcolm X famously declared: "You can't have capitalism without racism." Capitalism is a system built off the backs of slaves and the genocide of indigenous peoples. It will not end racism of its own accord. We need a new party run by and for working people, free of corporate influence, that can dedicate itself to fighting against all forms of bigotry and against capitalist exploitation. 

Such a party could help build a fighting anti-racist movement out of the recent protests.

To win, the movement must put forward a bold programme that challenges the racist foundations of capitalism and unites the working class by fighting for the gains we all need - a living minimum wage, affordable housing, universal healthcare, an end to discrimination and violence."

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Derek-McMillan/e/B009FUXHWY