August 28th, 2013
As the United
States seems to be one of the few nations in
the world where discrimination is illegal, much of the credit can surely be
given and traced back to the historic efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fifty years to the day of his famous march on Washington and speech at
the Lincoln Memorial, MLK remains the perfect role model of how to effect
peaceful and worthwhile change. Fifty
years later, however, it seems we are long overdue for another March for Jobs
and Freedom – albeit for somewhat different reasons which reflect the changed
circumstances of OUR nation and its leadership.
It is clear that many of the nation’s jobs have expatriated
overseas with no sign of returning. And
many of OUR American freedoms have also clearly dwindled as exemplified by OUR
government spying on tens of millions of its own citizens. Additionally, discrimination still legally
exists as well – because purely economic discrimination remains entirely legal. Of course, economic discrimination can then act
as covering pretext for any discrimination one can envision.
Many of OUR existing woes regarding jobs and freedoms are
due to the efforts of OUR government. Many
of these current policies even seem to have eclipsed much of the strides made
by MLK and others like him.
The policies of OUR government have fostered the
expatriation of American jobs. The
policies of OUR government and elected officials have allowed for the boundless
spying on the American people. And, the
policies of OUR government have allowed for the continuation of economic
discrimination against any and all.
As such, the time appears at hand to remind OUR government that
it exists for the American People and does not exist to be pitted against the
People. Therefore, I believe the time
has come for a modern March for Jobs and Freedom to stand against the policies
of OUR government that have allowed for the prostitution of OUR jobs, the denigration
of OUR freedoms, and the continuation of economic discrimination throughout OUR
land.
Adam Vernon Trotter
See:
March on Washington
for Jobs and Freedom (1963)
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963
