From Palestine to Ferguson
As a black American, I’m aware that Christianity proudly sports the blood of my ancestors and spits it back in our faces when we remind folks how it was introduced to black people in America — via slavery, fear and control. The world functions primarily off of fear and control — these two dynamics alone will make the most sensible, compassionate human beings do the most inhumane things.
In America we rush to mainstream media to see the violence produced by Islamic extremists, but we seldom discuss the actual history behind it. The television screen overflows with images of missile-toting men with black and white scarves over their faces. We see the images of young kids throwing rocks at tanks in Palestine. These children might possibly throw stones at these war vehicles as a defense mechanism for their lives, but in our media that story isn’t depicted. For the sake of sensationalism, the story is about the radical, machine-gun-carrying extremists who hate America with all of their hearts.
Source: blogs.riverfronttimes.com