Amerikkka Is Back

This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope of renewal and resolve through a crucible for the ages. America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge. Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people, has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded.We’ve learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.

Joe Biden

In the words of Joe Biden, “amerikkka is back”, so what does that mean? To me it means that amerikkka is back to its regularly scheduled fascism, but so many ask why do I feel that way. As many people celebrate the end of Trump’s term, I believe it is more important than ever for people to be politically educated. As we have seen over the last four years, huge segments of the people have become politically conscious as a result of Donald Trump’s tenure. Seeing as Trump was never a politician, he never figured out how to play the game of amerikkkan politics; this led to his demise. Trump was made out to be the boogeyman, a threat to democracy, and has been demonized as un-amerikkkan. Because of the vilification of Donald Trump, it was up to everyone to save the soul of amerikkka and because of that voting became the vehicle for change, at least that is what we were told. Voting and voter rights became more sacred than ever, I mean when was the last time there was such a concerted effort to ensure Black and Brown people’s votes were counted? People who never had voted…