UPDATE, 1615 GMT:
I spoke with BBC Radio London’s Vanessa Feltz about “Take A Knee” demonstrations in the US and the UK in support of the protests following the murder of George Floyd.
Listen to Discussion from 2:09.21
In an 18-minute discussion, I chatted with Ireland’s Pat Kenny Show on Tuesday about “decent” protests to counter Donald Trump’s threats and exploitation of racial tensions.
Working off Trump’s photo-opportunity warning of military force, I discuss the possibilities offered by the large majority of protests, amid the most serious situation in the US since 1945.
Listen to Discussion from 6:03
You have one man’s ego v. people across the US — white, black, people of all races, classes, and faiths — who want equality and justice.
But for Donald Trump, the priority is not dialogue and to calm things down, but more division to enable his re-election in November….
The more we get away from the autocratic, egotistical statements of one man to look at what millions want in America — that’s when you get a ray of light.
See also EA on Monocle 24: A Way Forward on Race and Protest in the Time of Trump
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Encouraging to see Americans’ enthusiasm for deploying troops isn’t just for abroad. Best way for the US to furnish its anti-racist credentials now would be to have its military treat domestic unrest the same way they treat that of Pashtuns or Anbaris.
“”You have one man’s ego v. people across the US — white, black, people of all races, classes, and faiths — who want equality and justice.”
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