Oppression

I am writing this on the behalf of the other article I put up about Confederate statues. I want people to think when they read this article about their choices in life based on the thing no one likes in their lives-- Oppression.

Everyone feels Oppression. Be it from the way you grew up in life, to the way it left you feeling let down about your education or your career, or the choices you still make because of it, that feels like a chain wrapped about your neck and or feet, making you a slave to the burden of the way you must think, feel or act or do. This is Oppression.

From the bible, the OT speaks of slaves, that tolled in the hot sun to the master who did not pay them right, to prostitutes and marriage and how a woman had to give up rights of her parents or body when given to their husbands, to being sold as slaves. Regardless of their skin color or if their Father was a shepherd, Priest or a king. Once he died you no longer were considered royal if you were at all. People were outlaws and cut throats and it all amounted to Oppression. Oppression makes you commit sins, which leave you emotionally broken, destroyed, let down, and you don't ever feel like you can rise up. I own a Living Bible that told me once whatever I was seeing or facing, there was a bible verse that complimented it, gave instruction and told me what to do about it, how to pray about it. I am not a Christian, but a pagan that still reads the bible occasionally just because I want to know what it says about this or that. In today's time, Sin has been replaced by the word Crimes. If you would just read the bible you would see what it says is right. Why? History, due to Oppression and Choices people make, can repeat itself.

It all boils down too: I don't want to live this way, or I don't want to live. Going forth to a government to be recognized for their trials in life, BLM needs being recognized for feeling Free and OK but general populations. Anyone also Oppressed in their own skins join a new old movement that sweeps on in pandemonium. This is the same thing as a holy war, a Taliban. It boils down to how we were raised, loved by a loved one or family member, poor choices made from scary teenage hoods in "Statistical" Cities where that kind of crime ran rampant. IF you don't want to be a Statistical, DON"T make those Choices! You think you will be a statistical for staying home on Friday nights and not going out to have the good time? Not shooting at someone because you are you? Because they said a word you didn't like. CALLING YOU THE NAME DOES NOT MAKE YOU THE NAME. YOU BECOME THE TERM WHEN YOU LET POOR CHOICES AND POOR TERMS DEFINE YOU!!! Every time I hear about someone calling someone the term "N\_\_\_r" I also hear how that man or woman gave in to the term and did an act of Violence. It's stupid. All because being called a "N\_\_\_R" makes you lose your rational mind. You pull a gun, throw a rock. Look at your actions. You are Oppressed and it's NOT anyone's FAULT BUT YOURS.

The reason it's your own fault is because YOU choose, regardless of how you grew up, piss poor in Chicago or some other city, TO remain a slave to those chains because You don't know how to free yourself.

When you become an adult, you should not be confined by poor choices of your childhood that your parents made, because you are now accountable for YOU. YOU make or break you. You make your own choices and decisions so how come you say its caused by the way I was raised or learned, when YOU know its less than what you think you deserve. What holds you back from trying to make a better life for yourself?

BLM wants to be recognized because they grew up in ways that broke their spirit. I certainly understand why you feel like you have the need to be recognized for poor decisions made, but you don't! You are capable of being all you need as you are enough. If anything the acts of the Civil War should inspire you to help others to rise up, not with a secret government branch of terrorist agency, but with COMPASSION for others, just like you, everywhere. NOT just people you can control through petty donations so you can rally. But through the one thing you swear you need that you think you don't have, COMPASSION. War can not fight war, and fake police reports can not bring a brand new day. Speak out against the unlawful nature of our country and government. You can't be seen as a good person if you are not one. You can't rise up if you really are a statistical crime committer. How is this going to help? If what you think is true and you do get the police shut down which there are also African American police -- are these not your brothers and sisters too? You hate racist things yet sling them so blindly? You think white people aren't Oppressed? Every damn day! Low income, Food stamps, WIC, TANF. Poor housing conditions. Sickness and disabled white people, pain in our spines as fear sweeps over us as well and we're all numb and stupid by the pandemic?! Are you really that far gone you would let a Historical time period make you fearful and make you cry and make you feel like you are nothing. Did you go to Congress of Color and leaders and say to them, I grew up dirt poor in Chicago sleeping on mats and boxes in alleyways and eating food out of dumpsters? This is the entire America we have now, where anyone can be homeless, starving, cold, sick and not sure what to do and ANGRY about it? Do you need to start a movement based on an old principle where white people are targeted and you are finally given whatever else you think you need so you can feel better about your childhood? When that money runs out what is next? "But Leader sir I am still oppressed the money ran out and I don't have anything more to show or give?! Help me rise up!" Get off your knees, RISE UP without a Statistical thought running through your head that you need someone else to make YOU right. You have no idea how FAR LEFT the BLM looks to white persons who are oppressed, same as you! There is no such thing as "white privilege"! You think living in a mansion and having five cars and three pools is going to make you less oppressed? NO! As soon as the thrill wears off, you have the same dirt feeling inside yourself! Oppression starts on the inside and works itself outside your person. So what good is this movement or these peaceful rallies? Is this really a constitutional right? NO! It's so easy to stop doing what you always accepted and have done and do something else! If he did it, you can do it without making a group movement that only focuses on one thing: YOUR IMPORTANCE as a Black person, and demeaning of any and every other skin color. THINK about this. Who said you had to live the same way as your mother or father? Because Dirt and oppression starts with the family or lack there of. YOU matter, we all matter. At any time in your youth, did you have common sense to know about your Human Resources department. But it was not taught to some families because many chose not to have them help them out. Asking for help, for any skin color was a NO NO in the early 80's, 90's and even the 70's. If you were not successful you had something wrong with you. One day I saw my parents saying things and doing things that I knew was not right! What were they doing? Planning to KILL ME at age 6 and dump my body somewhere. YOU know what I did? I went into the bedroom and dialed 0 on the phone, which the Operator, at that time would pick up and I said "I need to be connected with Human resources in my city". The Operator patched me through and I told a case worker where I lived, and what I heard them saying and asked them to please come and get me out of this household. They did so, after asking me about three times "Are you sure that is what they said"? I said "this is no time to keep asking, they are going to kill me, either come get me out or I am leaving out on my own." I was a very independent six year old! You know when you see STATISTICAL CRIME. Your Dad beat your mom? It's terrible. Did you call the police? No You were afraid. You don't stop Crimes from happening by Creating more Crime and more poor excuses for your rights because you are "AMERICAN".

My dad was calling my name when he realized I was no longer in the house but in the yard when Human Resources and Police arrived on the scene. He came outside under our porch with a butcher knife in his hands asking them what was wrong? Police got out of their car and asked him to put the knife down. He did not. They asked again and he said No. Someone said you don't want to do this, so they took the knife away. They asked me to come up to the car and I had to say what I heard. My mother was also outside at that time and she started yelling "Its not true! she's lying!" But Human resources and police had already seen the knife in his hands. (I am adopted btw) Human Resources put me in their car and took me down to their office. The police arrested my parents. If there is Crime, report it. Even if you are scared beyond all given recognition.  You know this memory is hard to see years later. I have PTSD so I see memories more vivid especially if fear is involved. I didn't do anything to deserve their cruelty. That's because we are Light and the False darkness will always seek to take out the light. Regardless of what GOD you follow or NOT.

I hate Injustice. I stand against it. So should you.

-- Ana Massien

Griffin, GA Resident