Well going to watching the world winter and im a nice across the mesa Goodness Gracious so everyone was out there on Capitol Steps across the country in state after state saying we want our rights back we want to go outside we want to not have to really be you know at home all the time. And then washington like passes actual things that violate peoples rights they passed things that actually you know it was real there was a show negligence an extension of the old patriot act like that actually does violate u. S. Citizens rights regardless of what you know fancy lawyers want to say in congress or you know people justify that kind of thing and nary a peep or rally 8 the interesting thing about this is that it did hit certain news wave cycles but it didnt get a lot of attention so i think that a lot of americans arent necessarily aware that this is happening and what i did see on social media was a few libertarian groups kind of speak out against it but thus far it. It can a fail like a t
May have begun on the streets of minneapolis with the murder of a 46 year old black man george floyd for Minneapolis Police officers for the horrendous crime of supposedly buying cigarettes with a counterfeit 20. 00 bill make no mistake. That the spark that ignited this fire was actually lip centuries ago when the 1st african slave was forced to set foot on the american shores that marked the beginning of a 400 year struggle and fight for equality and the most basic of human rights and dignity that we are now seeing playing out on our streets today only difference being is that todays oppressors have have exchanged their white hoods and plantations for badges blue uniforms and the Prison Industrial Complex and while the United States now burns in the fires of a police state gone wild where oh where are my friends. Is our leadership were aware is our elected officials who is stepping up and calling for equality and justice for the masses as they fight against this police state who by th
Is this movement spreading worldwide. Well i think here is she the beginnings of what anyone should have understood was coming this is a major on all on working people across the worrying i mean you put 40000000 people out were added time when theyre already under pressure because the government didnt prepare very well and then make nor is it manager we know and youre putting people on her own pressure and when you will that with all certainty but they dont know about whether they are. Poor and you know that youre going to be explosions and theyre going to impact what kinds of communities and unfortunately you will see bad reaction by the police in this country you dont have a good record youre going to see anger on the point of people whove suffered more even than the average person were going to employ and then we. And this tragedy of the United States constantly reliables of efforts just split the working class from having a uniform and organized reaction in to fighting battles over
Ongoing global chaos how far will optimism carry this ball run and is it sustainable we bring you that and more today so lets jump right in. And thousands of protesters continue to take the streets worldwide calling for reform to the Justice System after george floyd was killed in Police Custody in minneapolis minnesota couple weeks ago here in the United States demonstrators continued in nearly every major city including washington d. C. New york philadelphia chicago los angeles and San Francisco just to name a few meanwhile in germany 15000 protesters marched in leipzig on sunday and an estimated 25000 gathered in munich on saturday officials in australia said more than 20000 demonstrated in sydney with smaller protests taking place throughout the country in london thousands gathered in Parliament Square and outside the u. S. Embassy to protest injustice and again this is just a small sample protest also erupted in paris rome toronto and numerous other cities. Throughout the world on
A day and author of understanding socialism professor Richard Wolfe thank you for joining me today professor i want to start with you these these protests are just ravaging the overall become more peaceful what start with the basic question of why is this movement spreading worldwide. Well i think you is the beginnings of what anyone should have understood was coming this is a major on all on working people across the warning i mean you put 40000000 people out were at a time when theyre already under pressure because the government didnt prepare very well and then make nor is it manager we know and youre pretty equal under. Pressure and when you lead with you but they dont know whether they will. Pour in you know youre going to exclusion and theyre going to. Impact well kinds of communities and unfortunately you will see their reaction by the police in this country you dont have a good record here youre going to see anger on the part of people whove suffered more even than the average