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mittedly, some of us are luckier than others. I’m one of those.We are a tiny dot in a small solar system, in a small galaxy in the vastness of an ever-expanding universe.For me, that begs the question. What the fuck are we doing?No, really?Why does a person’s level of skin pigment matter?Why does a person’s religion matter?What does a person’s economic condition matter?That is not for me pick apart here. Whatever the reason is, the fact remains that it does matter to some people. Many, many more people than it should matter to in 2020.There are hundreds of thousands of people right now who are saying, “It shouldn’t matter” and they are damn right to say it. The very fact that the phrase “Black Lives Matter” needs to be uttered in 2020 is repugnant.In November we have the next US election. Soon Brexit will be back front and centre. Soon it won’t be wall to wall Covid-19. Soon the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard

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Brooks and their aftermath will no longer dominate the daily news cycle. What then?Friends, that is when George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks need us most. That’s when we continue to ask the question “Why does it matter who we are?” We need to keep asking that question because of the systemic racism that is all around us will not go away unchallenged. We need to keep questioning it and, frankly, questioning ourselves and the part we play in it, unconsciously or otherwise.It is admittedly idealistic, but the culture of systemic and accepted racism CAN be changed with a collective human effort. This is a time of such huge momentum. Let’s not lose that. We need to accept that from here on silence is NOT an option.We are ALL human.The beauty of humanity is in its diversity but there is one constant. We all have a beating heart that drives every breath in our bodies, and it is my wish that a year from now, 20 years from now we use it to keep asking the question “Why does it matter?”</article></body>

George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks Need All Of Us Now, And Also A Year From Now

I’m white.

I’m not American.

I’m not rich but I sure as hell wouldn’t call myself poor either.

I’ve never been discriminated against, persecuted, or abused in any meaningful way.

Millions, no, billions of people could articulate better than I could what it means to be racially abused or persecuted.

If you think any of that should preclude me from having my say on the subject, then maybe it’s best if we respectfully part ways here.

The thing is, I’m human.

We are ALL human.

Whether Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking are your heroes, or you find solace in a more unearthly entity, we can probably agree that we are so incredibly lucky to be here. Admittedly, some of us are luckier than others. I’m one of those.

We are a tiny dot in a small solar system, in a small galaxy in the vastness of an ever-expanding universe.

For me, that begs the question. What the fuck are we doing?

No, really?

Why does a person’s level of skin pigment matter?

Why does a person’s religion matter?

What does a person’s economic condition matter?

That is not for me pick apart here. Whatever the reason is, the fact remains that it does matter to some people. Many, many more people than it should matter to in 2020.

There are hundreds of thousands of people right now who are saying, “It shouldn’t matter” and they are damn right to say it. The very fact that the phrase “Black Lives Matter” needs to be uttered in 2020 is repugnant.

In November we have the next US election. Soon Brexit will be back front and centre. Soon it won’t be wall to wall Covid-19. Soon the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks and their aftermath will no longer dominate the daily news cycle. What then?

Friends, that is when George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks need us most. That’s when we continue to ask the question “Why does it matter who we are?” We need to keep asking that question because of the systemic racism that is all around us will not go away unchallenged. We need to keep questioning it and, frankly, questioning ourselves and the part we play in it, unconsciously or otherwise.

It is admittedly idealistic, but the culture of systemic and accepted racism CAN be changed with a collective human effort. This is a time of such huge momentum. Let’s not lose that. We need to accept that from here on silence is NOT an option.

We are ALL human.

The beauty of humanity is in its diversity but there is one constant. We all have a beating heart that drives every breath in our bodies, and it is my wish that a year from now, 20 years from now we use it to keep asking the question “Why does it matter?”