Bigtree returns to DU to post that he can't post at DU

[JakeStyle]

It's just not a safe environment for him.

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:59 PM

Star Member bigtree (54,276 posts)

No, I'm not 'back,' I'm reading, but most definitely still not able to participate here.
However, I'd like to ask for a selfish indulgence from those here who are still interested, still anguished (perhaps) over the continuing crisis of justice and humanity in Ferguson, MO..

As some here may well know, the tragic events there, and the unimaginable, but very real and unsettling response by the officers and officials there to the efforts by that community to exercise their free speech rights to protest and be heard have shaken me to the core and I'm still unable to discuss them, write about them, or even listen to or read about them without weeping uncontrollably.

Those who know me personally understand that it's not only out of character for me to be so traumatized to weep (much less, uncontrolled - I really don't fully understand my reaction, myself), and that it's likely a reflection of a mental illness brought on by the stress of previous experiences, triggered by events in Ferguson which I've engrossed myself in, by choice; by necessity. It's also a reflection and effect of my unsettled view of my personal heritage; my citizenship. and perhaps, my own self-worth; to view the tragic events in Ferguson which residents there are experiencing as integral to all of those in my own relatively secure life.

Anyway, I want to just share this video of what is correctly labeled as, 'A skin-tingling speech which speaks to the heart of #Ferguson -- Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal on Missouri Senate floor Sept. 10, 2014. Chapelle-Nadal delivers a gripping speech calling Gov. Nixon to the carpet for allowing Senators and constituents to be stripped of their 1st Amendment rights while being tear gassed and treated like animals. She details how MO Governor Nixon allowed the state of emergency to escalate while he did nothing. Senator Chapelle-Nadal brings it all into perspective, detailing personal experiences as well as the racist history of #Ferguson which culminated into the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting when the MO Governor treated Ferguson like foreign enemy territory.'

I'm going to post it here without much comment (and no response) because I believe it will be helpful for some to understand just what this community in Ferguson has been experiencing, and what they're facing right now, and in the future.

Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal has placed herself on the front lines of this important struggle for justice and the rights of her constituency and has served, in her words, as a 'mother, a teacher, and a sister' as she has spent countless hours among the people 'as Jesus would have done' to help citizens cope with the challenges they've faced. Tear-gassed for three days in a row, along with other protesters, while her governor 'sat in his home,' Sen. Chappelle-Nadal has been a tireless advocate and deserves a complete listen to her emotional and powerful address.

Thanks, in advance, for your attention and dedication to this crisis in Ferguson, and i wish everyone the very best of luck in your endeavors and extend the very best regards from me for your friendship and commitment.

-Ron

[Big Dog]

Geez, what a Tender Timmy.

[Mike220]

Freaking pansy. Just get it over with and jump off a building.

[USA4ME]

bigtree

...have shaken me to the core and I'm still unable to discuss them, write about them, or even listen to or read about them without weeping uncontrollably.

Those who know me personally understand that it's not only out of character for me to be so traumatized to weep (much less, uncontrolled - I really don't fully understand my reaction, myself), and that it's likely a reflection of a mental illness brought on by the stress of previous experiences, triggered by events in Ferguson which I've engrossed myself in, by choice; by necessity. It's also a reflection and effect of my unsettled view of my personal heritage; my citizenship. and perhaps, my own self-worth; to view the tragic events in Ferguson which residents there are experiencing as integral to all of those in my own relatively secure life.

-Ron

This is almost as funny as when Bush43 won in 2004 and mopaul stayed curled up in a corner for 3 days drooling and mumbling.

This primitive needs to be personally reminded every hour of everyday about the events of Ferguson and how the little criminal got was was coming to him.

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[Carl]

Oh for fuks face,just suck off a shotgun faggot. 

[DumbAss Tanker]

Grow some hair on your chest, you sad little bitch.

 

[SarasotaRepub]

Good god what a *****.

[GOBUCKS]

And on top of all that, the color yellow makes him sad. Jackwagon.

[Eupher]

Dear Mother of God, is that shit for real?

This blubbering pile of shitstained protoplasm's life is so shallow and so empty that the criminal behavior of a bunch of rioters and looters in a Detroit-like 'hood northwest of St. Louis compels a freaking sobfest out of this 'tard?

I don't do DU, but this is like a traffic accident. You can't not watch the tragedy unfold.

[DumbAss Tanker]

This blubbering pile of shitstained protoplasm's life is so shallow and so empty that the criminal behavior of a bunch of rioters and looters in a Detroit-like 'hood northwest of St. Louis compels a freaking sobfest out of this 'tard?

Not exactly...he seems to be so overwrought because the police reacted to the rioters and criminals who were exploiting the 'Peace' (That is to say, in realspeak, 'Revenge') marchers, not because of the rioters and criminals.

[DUKOTA]

"Those who know me personally understand that it's not only out of character for me to be so traumatized to weep (much less, uncontrolled - I really don't fully understand my reaction, myself), and that it's likely a reflection of a mental illness "



What a flippin p*ssy, quit your whining

[obumazombie]

It's incredible that this represents the faction that wins elections.
By win I mean steal.

[98ZJUSMC]

Those who know me personally understand that it's not only out of character for me to be so traumatized to weep (much less, uncontrolled - I really don't fully understand my reaction, myself)



It's also a reflection and effect of my unsettled view of my personal heritage; my citizenship. and perhaps, my own self-worth;



Now, see what you've done?

and that it's likely a reflection of a mental illness

Yes, it's called liberal fundamentalism.  Now, go forth and heal yourself:



Audience at home?