Hundreds of Communities Declared Racism a Public Health Crisis. What Result? [many Blacks Continue to Live in a Dream World where Singing, Marching and Chanting Will Solve Problems or Change Racists]
/From [HERE] Last year, dozens of communities rushed to declare racism a public health crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests against police brutality, both of which disproportionately affect people of color.
More than 200 cities, counties, local governments, public health and educational entities made such declarations since 2020, according to the American Public Health Association – up from just seven in 2019. (At least one city, Holyoke, Massachusetts, has rescinded its declaration.)
And the trend has continued as leaders in Chicago, Salt Lake City and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made similar declarations.
Public health experts and local leaders heralded these declarations as important first steps in addressing the role racism plays in public health but warned that they required action. Although many of the declarations look similar, what steps communities took to address the systemic inequalities vary widely.
Can You Make a Mirror Out of a Brick? If you believe declaring racism a public health crisis will somehow neutralize racism white supremacy then you are a plaything in the hands of others. Dr. Frances Cress Welsing explained in a system of white domination non-white people “are in a continuous state of checkmate” and Black people are currently in a “losing streak that is centuries long. [MORE] The operating system of White supremacy is thriving, refining and updating itself right now while Blacks remain in a reactionary state.
According to Dr. Amos Wilson, 'to live “reactionarily” means “always reacting to what other people are doing, always being overwhelmed by events, and overwhelmed by the future, instead of creating events, and creating the future, and making the future.' [MORE] Osho states 'to react means you are acting unconsciously. Somebody is manipulating you. Somebody says something, does something, and you react. The real master of the situation is somebody else. Somebody comes and insults you and you react, you become angry. Somebody comes and praises you and you smile and you become happy. Both are the same. You are a slave and the other knows how to push your buttons. You are behaving like a mechanism. You are an automaton, not a human yet.'
Chancellor Williams and Welsing have both explained that most Blacks 'continue to live in a dream world where they believe that singing, marching, dancing, chanting, praying, releasing balloons in the air and making declarations will solve their problems.' [MORE] Elite whites remain in control by keeping Black people in a state of mental maladaptiveness - maintaining this mental state is a political, social necessity, Black people must be literal kept out of their minds - and they are. [MORE]