The phrase “free country” has become devoid of meaning. The idea of American democracy is empty, meaningless. We have, in our efforts to pursue the ‘american dream’, bought into dehumanizing ourselves, dissolving the bonds that had linked us to one another, and destroying democracy. In our attempts to become independent of our fellow humans we have become dependent on a system that has only taken us further from our desired liberty. The worst part is many of us have stopped caring. The last time i spoke to a few family members of mine, they proudly exclaimed that they don’t care about democracy, they don’t care about their voice being heard, they dont care about our shared values as Americans, as living inhabitants of one earth, being protected. While i have made no effort to talk to these people since then, as someone who has decided not to participate in democracy is someone who has become its ruin, i can see why. People aren’t being heard, and after years and years of indoctrination, they no longer have anything to say.

It is essential that we realize not only our connections to other people, but that we understand the how fundamental cooperation and community are to our existence.

These videos are just disgusting. Authroity makes me sick, and the and abuse of auhtorty is vulgar. There is no justification for the actiions taken by the various officers in the video.

We cannot tolerate this any longer.

The worst part is, these videos are a year and a half old-ish. Nothing has changed.