Rest in peace, George Floyd — "I can't breathe either in Belgium"

 

Black people are more likely than any other race to die, to be incarcerated, and to experience oppression globally.

 

People and institutions may oppress those who speak or write the truth due to a complex interplay of power dynamics, fear of consequences, and the maintenance of control. Individuals in positions of authority often feel threatened when the truth undermines their power or exposes wrongdoing, leading to retaliation against truth-tellers.

 

This fear is amplified by the potential for personal or professional repercussions, such as losing a job, facing legal action, or damaging relationships, which can deter individuals from being honest.

 

Institutional, individual, and governmental oppressions are often systemic, designed to maintain control through mechanisms like the suppression of freedom of speech, the manipulation of information, and the creation of a culture of fear and hatred.

 

Dystopian literature illustrates how authoritarian governments and institutions use mass surveillance, propaganda, controlled media, and the alteration of history to eliminate critical thinking and opposition. This is the problem I have been facing for years on my Blogger blog.

 

Gone are the days when bloggers make choices of going for the right blog, thinking that it will give them the chance to express their views. Institutional crimes against writers and efforts to silence writers are on the rise. Those responsible don’t care because they have the power to do whatever they like with impunity.

 

The fear of being a target of unseen forces and losing your job, friends, and businesses haunts many business owners and entrepreneurs. The result is one of the serious ailments of society, forcing people to lie to avoid rejection or to maintain harmony, making the truth seem threatening.

 

Even when they do speak the truth, their voices are frequently distorted, appropriated, or dismissed, reinforcing existing power imbalances. I remember our genuine health blog, “Secrets of AIDS and Ebola Journal,” which was deliberately destroyed. I wrote on the front page, “Articles not in relation to what the WHO and CDC want you to know.” It was changed to “Articles are in relation to what the WHO and CDC want you to know.”

 

I feel very sorry for people, governments, and institutions that continue to mislead the world. I am an African; I know my roots; therefore, I know where I come from, which is why I speak in proverbs. “A child who wouldn’t like the mother to sleep by crying the whole night will also not sleep. You feel you have the power to make me miserable, but that will consume you, too.

 

The Blackman doesn’t have a platform to make his voice heard, and the law doesn’t favor him either, even if he is not guilty, so my only option is to write, and I will keep on writing until the manipulation of my blog is stopped and all the damage done to my Blogger is restored.

 

“The “HOME’ of my blog has been disabled countless times, and the more they disable it, the more I fix the issue. I was forced to make an extra “home” in my “header” due to the constant disabling. This is purposefully done to make navigation difficult for readers. Some of the categories, such as News, Africa, and others, when clicked in search engines, take the reader to empty pages, and the related-post widget has been manipulated; therefore, it’s not in order.

 

The phrase “the evil that men do lives after them” is not an exaggeration. Individuals, institutions, and governments not only get their rewards for their negative actions or wrongdoings against humanity, but their children may also receive their lasting consequences long after their death. That’s why some families never progress.

 

Black people are more likely than any other race to die, to be incarcerated, and to experience oppression globally. I never stop thinking about George Floyd’s terrible demise. I can’t breathe either, so don’t forget me, but rest in peace, my brother.

 

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