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Assumptions
Originally posted on Intersections: I was walking from my office Friday, coming out of the building just behind a woman, and as I approached the street, I stopped the way I always do. There were cars coming and even though there’s a great trauma one center a block over–one I was heading to it in…
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The View From Here
Do you notice my son’s jacket-less torso and his hat-less head? It was sunny and close enough to warm this afternoon that we could walk slowly toward the lake, meandering from one interesting stick to the next interesting puddle. You won’t hear me make any predictions about the end of winter, but also no complaints…
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“The bonus of being white in Ferguson…”
The bonus of being white in Ferguson meant nigh-immunity from plunder. The bane of being black in Ferguson meant nigh-inevitable subjugation under plunder. Plunder is neither abstract nor theoretical. Plunder injures, maims, and destroys. Indeed the very same people who were calling on protestors to remain nonviolent were, every hour, partner to brutality committed under…
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A Recent Journey With A Friend
Originally posted on Intersections: The initial question. The reasons we participated. The preparation for an interruption which wasn’t really. The long ride, trading sentences and looking out and catching up. The nervousness of being surrounded by people so different and so similar. The mumbling that became words which turned into songs. The string of cameras…
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“Mourn with Those Who Mourn”
A tender and beautiful poem reflecting on the death and burial of Michael Brown.
David W. Swanson 