I, too, used to think that “love is all you need.”
And I’m old enough I remember the assassinations, the boycotts, the desegregation, etc. but for awhile, when desegregation had occurred (not 100% but in most places, mainly due to bussing), I thought that things were beginning to look up, and that we could have some hope.
I no longer think that, however.
When I was growing up, I was told that love is all you need.
But now in the face of such hatred toward people of color, I’m not so sure.
Three brave people put their lives on the line to stop a knife-wielding white supremacist on a bus in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. Two of them – Ricky Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche – lost their lives defending two young women being menaced with anti-Muslim slurs. The other – Micah Fletcher – was viciously wounded but survived.
As Meche was bleeding out on the floor of the bus, a witness recorded his last words: “Tell everyone on this bus that I love them.”
It’s heartbreaking.
What are we to do with such knowledge? Three people filled with love and one maniac filled with hate.
Was love enough?
It saved the would-be targets this time. The attacker is behind bars. But two…
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BLOGGYWOCKY 
i agree
the ground we won is being taken back.
and then some.
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