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The Trigger

George Floyd's death surely pulled the trigger On a rewrite of traditional American history -- Today's events, being part of a pitched battle ~ so very much bigger

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Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 7/13/2020 9:45:00 AM

Amen, brother G! Keep bringing the love and knowledge. May your soul prosper with love never ending.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 4:21:00 PM

Thanks for the love, brother Fred. Joy and Light, Gershon

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 7/12/2020 8:19:00 PM

Very true...I'm not sure where we're going as a country, but the United States doesn't feel so united these days. Rhonda xx

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 4:14:00 PM

That's for sure! (That the United States) doesn't feel so united! I'd say that we're as divided as I ever remember us, and that includes the extremely divisive years of protests against the Vietnam War. We're in a rough patch, that's for sure... Thanks, Rhonda! :) Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/12/2020 1:13:00 PM

People are unique but that isn't always a compliment, George Floyd's killer was a uniquely bad person who did a uniquely vert bad thing - he put his knee on a man's throat so he couldn't breath, did he want him to die, than he was more than uniquely bad he was just evil! Blessings my friend, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/12/2020 4:22:00 PM

True -- The face of Evil unmasked. (He wasn't wearing his, was he?). Thanks, Jennifer

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/12/2020 11:52:00 AM

So true! The concentrated anger that came from that evil act!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/12/2020 4:23:00 PM

That's right. The anger is not subsiding either. :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/12/2020 2:00:00 AM

So very very very very very very much bigger. What I cannot figure out is - when people are filming and begging you to get your knee off a human being's neck, and you know you are going to be featured in a video, why would you keep doing it? That was the part that seemed overall strange to me. SO sad and so strange.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/12/2020 4:24:00 PM

I agree with you... Perhaps the officer just felt invincible, or else he was inflamed with anger/hatred, that he just 'damned the consequences' and proceeded full speed ahead. ~ gw

Michael Tor

Date: 7/12/2020 12:25:00 AM

Very true, well said and written...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/12/2020 4:26:00 PM

Thank you for your encouragement and support, Michael! :) gw

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/12/2020 4:24:00 PM

Thank you for your encouragement and support, Michael! :) gw