HOPE and VICTORY

Jerel Shaw 4/29/2020 People are showing that they are fed-up - om all fronts.  Not a day passes where pinned-up inertia is finding a way to come alive by expressing anger, hopelessness, and frustration in how the world is being run. Now that there is much anything new to report about.  We all know that virus pandemic known as COVID-19 seems to have blindsided the whole world.  The misery, pain, and confusion are immeasurable consequences that will problem be with humans on earth until the end.  It's a  disease that even our smartest humans seems to be clueless, or are slow with finding answers to help arrest this virus.  However, the must telling revelation comes in the reality that the world (once again) will never be the same. Call it a laboratory experiment that went wrong; act of God; or something caused by climate chain but whatever it else our leaders are having to change their plans on the run.  The greatest revelation is showing how mal...

Might sound complicated and a little mystifying, but I vicariously feel pain when others are bullied or violated and its more intense when the one causing the main is indifferent to other's pain.  It's nothing that I wish on others, or even feel that no one should have to endure - this includes individuals, groups and nations. I don't think my feeling may be intrinsically related to my being somewhat of a empath, and it very well can be, but the foundation is maybe based in my personal experience.  I've been there before, more than once as a victim of bullying, but being there   only adds sustenance to the argument that says bullying is a crime that comes in different degrees (yes, misdemeanor or felony and everything in between). Living in a country that equates itself with being exceptional makes it even harder to swallow when I see that this mystique of exceptionalism includes the propensity to belittle others. But, as I said, it's a crime th...

Society has been proliferated with data coming from research that examines the real status of Americans.  But, no matter how profound and informative the data may be, humans have what one would call a 'selective perception' opting to believe a lie before the truth. Hence, hoping vs. reality seem to have clashed since the beginning of time. Currently, the government is supposedly determining the amount of direct funding that it would issue to its (some) citizens to help them overcome the ravages of a virus pandemic that has placed society in and obit of uncertainty.  And, while those in government are acting like they care it's arguable that our capitalistic system are revealing holes in human response.  To be perfectly clear, the banks, wall street, airlines are really the priority - just like before.  Every profit making entity supersedes human concerns for those most at risk, i.e., the elderly, disabled, and citizens in general.  Now people would like to hop...

Small Things Matter:  Prolific and Thoughtful Advocacy for Elders Submitted by:  Jerel Shaw Let's face it, the world would be screwed without the expertise of lawyers helping people when they've been wronged.  Then of course, this reality (helping) is predicated on the a myriad of competing conflicting interests in our capitalist society - in others words, everybody has to get paid. From the guy who was just blindsided by an errant vehicle who is lucky to be alive to the child who just unfortunately didn't survive when a out-of-control vehicle came out of nowhere onto the sidewalk in both the the lawyers and the claimant or their survivals can be well compensated if the lawyer works his magic.  From stifling class action lawsuits to million dollar lawsuits, the likelihood of the inevitable occurrence of disagreements often are the supply that demand that lawyers are needed.  And, unfortunately if  there's  money (profit) then without t...

Jerel Shaw @jerelshaw Presently, I am finishing a book that I envision being published before the end of 2019.  I find it a unique essay in the sense that the reader will find an interweaving of prolong dichotomy that separates the Africa roots from what we call Black American diaspora.  It's been a long process of disenfranchising American Blacks from their ancestral roots.  The book is not a history lesson on how blacks have through slavery have evolved from the motherland to a foreign land, but it is a commentary filled with flashes 'what if'. The  transatlantic slave trade  began in the 15th century, after the Portuguese started exploring the coast of West Africa. At first the number of enslaved Africans taken was small. In about 1650, however, with the development of plantations on the newly colonised Caribbean islands and American mainland, the  trade  grew.  The slave  for America until 1808 - that's nearly two centuries of shi...

Jerel Shaw @jerelshaw So, Trump calls it a "witch hunt" and the Democrats says that he's broken the law.  Either way, it's costing the taxpayer lots of money.  Let's say that that hypothetically it is a political witch hunt; and, the Democrats have decided that they've found an incontrovertible smoking gun to finally get rid of Trump.  Now if this is true, did anyone break the law by not pointing out how Lawmakers overall are breaking the laws and not paying a price?   Let's take a look. So after a two-year-long investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian interference in the US election, and the president’s efforts to obstruct that investigation, and the dramatic unveiling of the final report by special counsel Robert Mueller, and then Mueller’s own testimony before Congress, and a myriad of other potential offenses, this phone call to Ukraine is what finally spurred the Democrats to start the process of impeachment. But why, after ev...

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Jerel Shaw @jerelshaw Of course there are many things going on in our turbulent world - so much to talk about and not enough time to cover everything - it seems.  I would however like to  take up some space to reiterate an unprecedented move by  US Congressperson Betty McCollum presenting legislation that would "tie the US military aid to Israel to its long-standing policy of imprisoning Palestinian children". Sounds like a small thing, you say?  Well, it's not.  It's refreshing and liberating even when the robotic Zionists Congress offers some sign that they can disagree with Israel, McCollum has been serving since 2001 as a Democrat from Minneapolis and has served on many important committees affecting women rights, the environmental protections, farmers and labor, yet her being a member of the powerful United States House Appropriations Committee hopefully will be the lasting legacy that she leaves as the bill challenges interest groups like the Americ...

Jerel Shaw Of course when one hears the familiar words "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" many will associate it with a Biblical rendition of a sister (along with her other sister) who just lost a brother (Lazarus).  Mary was overcome by grief when Jesus arrived to visit. Yet, to make a long story short, her grief was turned into joy when Jesus miraculously raised Lazarus from the grave.  Yet, this story is not about that Mary, but a Mary who I became acquainted with when shopping at a local supermarket (national chain).  Her smile, and bubbly personality when serving the customer was always buoyed by her fantastic customer service. Mary is a senior citizen who still has to work for a living, but she has never complained (not to me) about needing to do what is necessary to maintain a roof over her head, food on the table, and to pay the other bills.  If you can identify, it's never seems to be enough, but a little can go a long ways.. Recently, when shopping at th...

Jerel Shaw      There are a lot of memes that people use in conversations that I would call a 'shortcut' to avoid relevant issues.  I like and don't like the meme stay in your lane .      Let's start with the likes.  I like it because there really are times when people should stay in their lane versus getting into other people' business that often starts and confusion and can be the cause of negative consequences.  You know the story about the 'nagging mother-in-law" who is always butting into the marital affairs of her sons or daughters? This is a a unnecessary nuisance and a behavior not becoming of an adult.  So here, her married children should tell her to buzz-off (another meme), or get lost.      What about that roommate that you have that is always advising you on who you should date; or telling you who is best for you?  Or, maybe someone telling you that your living standards need an upgrade - you need...

Jerel Shaw When a society and its leader lose the will to fix stuff that are antithetical to the values and morals they behold, the light of humanity is darkened for infinity until they decide to correct the matter - if it's not to late. There are several events and/or crisis in American that have taken place since it's founding in 1776 that still hangs and an unhealed scar or sore.  My opinion is that within the laws of cause and effect - some call it karma - people should expect that the hand of justice is inexorable - time cannot physically expand beyond its universal constraints referred to here as linear progression.  You either fix something within the allotted time given or expect justice.  Let me explain further. We live in a world of  'selective' forgetfulness.  This reality has become more intense in today's societies.  Unlike the clinical psychotherapist that suggests (sometimes) that people should forget about yesterday and move forward w...

Jerel Shaw It's strange when there has been so much energy put into the nobility of diversity in societal institutions as equality still remains elusive.  If giving a litany of examples would help, then let's  get started. Gentrification is surely a derivative of diversity, yet it also be considered 'negative' diversity.  When your traditionally urban black community is invaded by (mostly) well-to-do (white) citizens - even a hand-full - that should present a clear paradigm for diversity.  The only problem is that if the net returns are expected to be positive for the poor indigenous occupants, don't hold your breath. Poor people and well-off people being next do or neighbors can either elevate (or equalize) the conditions of everyone or add depth and complexity to the problem, like when the Biblical scripture says "the poor will be with you always", people may feel that is a license to ignore their plight, whether next door neighbors or not. Step...

Venezuela: Establishment Talking Points Translation Key Things keep heating up in Venezuela, with possible “ military options ” now being seriously discussed at the Pentagon. And of course you know what that means! That’s right, it means we can expect to see even more lies and manipulations from the political/media class as the narrative managers try to get their rapey little fingers into our minds to manufacture support for unconscionable acts. This can create a very confusing environment for everyone, where up means down and black means white and “humanitarian intervention” means “murdering thousands and thousands of innocent human beings”. With that in mind, here’s a handy translation key to help you understand what the establishment mouthpieces are really saying: ~ “I stand with the people of Venezuela” = I stand with some of the people in Venezuela, specifically the ones who support US government interests. “Interim President” = Some guy most Venezu...