On the Meaning of Men

Twelve score and five years ago our Founding Fathers declared it to be self-evident that all men were created equal. They were wrong, and we knew it but did not have the gumption to set things right. It took a martyr, as so often happened in history, to finally start the ball rolling. We –  no — the world owes thanks to George Floyd and all who dared to protest, come hell or high water, the police, or even the United States Army, or was it our would-be dictator’s own army? He talked that way. But bless him anyway. It is a tough job for a poorly prepared man with a demagogic streak.

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