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Violence does not beget violence 
And yet we continue to treat it as if it is the answer to all of our problems.
We decide that we need more power, so we go to war
We decide that we do not like the outcome made by a jury, so we riot
We decide that we do not like someones face, so we belittle, fight, and dehumanize
We decide that we do not understand, so we ostracize.
Never aware of the fact that by doing this, we are tying the noose around our own necks
It’s suicide. 
Our destiny is in the hands of our youth,
we need to lift them up, with hopes of teaching them to speak their truth
No longer can we turn a blind eye to the injustices made by modern day society
Sitting aside silently pretending not to see the harm cast upon us in many different varieties
For generations upon generations we have been hunted, captured, and sold
Never saying a word for fear of being too bold
WE, are a target. 
The world is a brutal place that will strip you of every ounce of strength if you let it
What you have to remember however is that you are destined to be a part of something far greater 
You cannot continue to live on the inside of a shrinking pit
You must rise up and speak, because you never know weather or not you could become someones savior
The world we live in is a battle ground full of shit
But more important than that it is still OUR ground
We live in a nation that prides it’s self on freedoms
So why should we not exercise them of our own free will.
It is time for us, as a people, to make a stand
No longer should we be expected to live in fear of our own future
Or the future of our children, or their children’s future 
We need to band together peacefully, as one body
Hand and hand to lobby against anyone who tries to stop me
And by me I mean we, for this is our fight to fight together 
But this can not be done violently.
We need to use the resources we have been given to make a change
Take the media by storm. Attend protest upon protests.
Petitions demanding change, and citizens demanding the same
Fight this war using knowledge as power instead of brute force
Take no prisoners in your quest for change however never, take a life
All life is precious and by taking them from others, regardless of the reasoning, you are considered no better than your prosecutors. 
Time has shown that if we sit by idly, minding “our own business” history will repeat itself
Hell it already has
But the sooner we realize that we have a voice, and we can use it, then we shall have the power to move mountaintops
Now is not the time to “not have the time” to educate ourselves on the injustices that fall upon our brothers
but yet the time to Research, Revert, and Revolt FOR our brothers.
And our sisters. 
We are a family.
It does not matter weather We are man, woman, Girl, boy, Black white, christian, or other
We are still a nation divided that needs to be reunited and be there for one and other.
The sooner we realize that we are all in danger, the better
For if we do not change our future ourselves we could be stuck like this for ever.
There is no better time than the present
And at the present we are being executed
It is time to make a stand, use the power the government does not wish us to have 
and stand together united against any and everything harming us, before we become the ones getting electrocuted.
To some these may be seen as only words with no meaning 
but before you cast judgment ask yourself, what if it were you?
What if it were your son, or brother, or cousin, or father.
Would you stand by and let their murder go un-punished.
Or would you fight for the justice you know they deserve.
To all of you that chose to fight for your family, remember
Some people in the world do not have the voice you have, but they do have a family, just like you
So instead of turning a bind eye to the injustices you’ve witnessed 
instead of killing for revenge, or ruining others and labeling it as just business
Remember everyone has a family.
Lift up those around you
Speak words of encouragement apposed to torment
Be kind to everyone, instead of harmful 
And most importantly stand up for what you know to be true.
Use your voice as a building block to a better future
Always apologize if you are in the wrong, But never let them extinguish your voice, because YOU matter
We need you to be apart of something greater than yourself,
not only for the future of your people, but for the future of all people and every people after them
You have the power to illicit change, 
Now you just have to decide if you believe it’s worth fighting for
or would you just rather watch the shameless murder of more people.
Violence does not beget violence
Nor does hate beget hate
However love begets all things around it
And that is where we deserve to rest our fate
I love my people,
Enough is enough, I am taking my stand in the revolution towards peace.
Will you ? 

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