(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Not Enough Outrage [1] ['View Profile', 'Greg Dworkin', 'A Pagan In Arizona'] Date: 2026-05-01 Not enough outrage Every generation of Black US Citizens have had to fight for their rights in this country, not a generation has been spared, and every time we’ve managed to wrest rights from the grips of power, those in power have fought tooth and nails to claw back others. Today the Supreme Court of this country has ripped up the civil rights act, rights that we bled and died for. Setting up the next generation for their own battle for their rights in this country. The lack of universal outrage in this country is proof once more that we are not considered as full citizens of the United States of America. When will you heal the wounds of the past so that we may enjoy a healthy future? When will you understand that if you do not treat the cause of this long-lasting infection, there can never be a healthy society in this country? Why do you deny the stench of this gangrening ever growing gaping wound? When? I would say so much more, but what is the use of talking when those who need to listen have their fingers stuck in their ears like children. What use… TheAmericanHaitianPoet Muriel Vieux – April 30th, 2026 – ©All rights reserved We are constant reminders of their hidden truths They cannot stand to look at us, for they hate us most of all We are constant reminders of their past, their history, their truths Horrors they wish to forget, but of which we are constant reminders They’re not the heroes they always pretended to be, once they were monsters And they cannot forgive us for reminding them of that They cannot suffer the truth of our common history We are constant reminders of the dark past they wish to forget The past not really so far away that mars their telling of their story It clashes with the brand they’ve built and sullies their ancestry And they will never forgive us for being reminders of that They cannot withstand the diminishing of pride that comes with humility We are constant reminders that the land of the free begins with slavery It tarnishes that perfectly constructed image of piety and bravery To admit the wrongs of history, means admitting the lies of history And they will never forgive us for unveiling the truth of that They cannot bear to be thought of baldly even in the annals of history Their whole identity is built on the foundations hiding their atrocities Their true nature hides behind a mask carefully crafted of bravery To unmask the truth, to unmask themselves requires too much bravery And they will never forgive us for being proof of their cowardice We are constant reminders of the past they wish to forget We are constant reminders of the deeds they won’t admit We are constant reminders of the truth of who they are We are constant reminders of the lies they laid to paper We are constant reminders of the darkness they hold within. They will never forgive us for their sins TheAmericanHaitianPoet Muriel Vieux – April 21st, 2026 – ©All rights reserved Paypal.me/murielvieux 150 out of 815 (help is always appreciated) [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/1/800031197/community/not-enough-outrage/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/