It’s crazy to think that it has been exactly one month since the riot & siege on the Capitol by domestic terrorists. An actual month has gone by. A 🧵👇🏾
And 2 days ago the House voted to remove MGT (who—similarly to others—pedaled in the conspiracy theories that led to it) from her committees—as pretty much everyone now knows. And *only* 11 congressional GOP members voted to remove her from committees. Only 11. 2/11
That’s 199 members who are okay with someone who (among other things) shared a meme of a noose with these words superimposed:
“If we want to make America great again we will have to make evil people fear punishment again.”
The meme is awful & in👇🏾
bit.ly/39VezQD 3/11
“If we want to make America great again we will have to make evil people fear punishment again.”
The meme is awful & in👇🏾
bit.ly/39VezQD 3/11
We know the history of lynching in the US & how it was used to instill fear in Black people & communities, used to destroy our communities, & prevent Black people & from having equal footing, & (like its friend the confederate flag) used to maintain white supremacist power. 4/11
(If you don’t know the history, this report from the Equal Justice Institute (@eji_org) is a must-read: 👉🏾 bit.ly/2YRnhZV) 5/11
The message MGT gave by posting that meme was that Black people are evil, deserving of death unless they fear white people & that *it’s that practice and mindset* are what made America great. 6/11
And 2 days ago, 199 congressional Republicans were okay with having someone with that mindset be among the people setting policy, making laws, and deciding appropriations.
Her ideology wasn’t a firm deal-breaker. Today. In 2021. 7/11
Her ideology wasn’t a firm deal-breaker. Today. In 2021. 7/11
Listen to what Congresswoman @CoriBush said in her remarks on the House Floor about the events a month ago & the vote 2 days ago👇🏾 8/11
https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1357497650266914816
As someone who has been asking similar questions of the #mileg, her closing words resonated deeply and are relatable to the issues before the Michigan Legislature regarding symbols of hatred & white supremacy: 9/11
She asks: “How can we trust that you will address the suffering that white supremacy causes on a day-to-day basis in the shadows, if you can’t even address the white supremacy that happens right in front of you in your house?” 10/11
How can we trust them indeed when Jim Crow is alive & well in the halls of Congress?
There still must be #AccountabilityBeforeUnity & within that, Justice. 11/end.
There still must be #AccountabilityBeforeUnity & within that, Justice. 11/end.
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