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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnybody watching the service for George Floyd?
Benjamin Crump is quite an orator!
malaise
(269,144 posts)Sharpton is giving the Con a tongue lashing
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)malaise
(269,144 posts)onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)malaise
(269,144 posts)his birth certificate - take your knee off our necks...Rev Al can preach
onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)This is the time to build accountability in the Americans justice system.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)Al Sharpton is talking about himself and dropping names which I find annoying.
A bit better now. But I always thought eulogies were about the Loved One. I only hope that this is what the family wanted, because frankly I am about to tune out.
I also am not comfortable with funerals/ memorial services being full of applause. That's just me i guess.
malaise
(269,144 posts)The only places you never see that are Catholic and Anglican churches.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)but this is of course about more than George Floyd. It's about 400 years of oppression.
malaise
(269,144 posts)and you're right although this is also about Covid-19.
Sadly it may also help spread it.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)This whole time is just excruciating in so many ways.
In the final analysis I think Sharpton probably helped a lot of people with that sermon. I hope very much that it's a true comfort to George Floyd's family.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)and they don't cheer and applaud because it's not in their tradition. The Episcopal and Lutheran churches I'm used to are responsive but in a less intense way, maybe because of their ethnic origins. The black churches have their own, different style. And it's all good.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)let me just get this stick out of my ass.
everyone has their own way of doing these things.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)Rev Al and Benjamin Crump had this old white lady just about in tears. Bravo! If I'd been there I'd have been on my feet applauding too.
After Paul Wellstone was killed just before the election, there was a public memorial service in which some of the speakers spoke about Wellstone's issues - and the GOPers had hissy fits about "politicizing" the service. I saw no problem with bringing politics into Wellstone's service and I see none with this one.
malaise
(269,144 posts)This is good
barbtries
(28,810 posts)And have a very strong feeling that the family of George Floyd is very pleased as well.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Instead of sniping about how you think things should go, how about just observing and letting the folks there do their memorial their way.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)clearly i'm in the minority. I certainly feel the message.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)White Pentecostals do this too
barbtries
(28,810 posts)I feel like deleting but I won't. I'm just wrong.
malaise
(269,144 posts)no big thing - sometimes the moment is bigger than the mourning. This is one such time
as I'm writing this I'm just crying because we're observing almost 9 minutes of silence and it's very powerful.
malaise
(269,144 posts)BBC is totally silent
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,806 posts)but maybe that's some music the family requested. Nine minutes is a long time when you think about what happened in that time.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)8 minutes 46 seconds. It's a long time.
Malaise, do you think it might be different this time? yesterday I was hopeful, today not so much.
As this closes out I have to admit it was a lovely tribute to a man who should still be alive.
malaise
(269,144 posts)watching thousands of people die from a virus and those numbers would have been avoided with better planning. Then you have three clear assassinations one after the other. Everything has come together at the same time. Further America is fed up of this fake president. He doesn't have a clue.
We can hope.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Sad listening to the family - sounds like he was a great guy that is really being missed.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)does nothing but stuff up my own nose, and that always does it. Rev. Sharpton's still on. Time is out!
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Amazing oration!
I hope folks are watching! If not, we need to be sure to get the video posted later.
Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)Upthevibe
(8,067 posts)nolabear
(41,990 posts)SamKnause
(13,108 posts)spanone
(135,857 posts)inspiring.
jrthin
(4,836 posts)ChazII
(6,205 posts)Powerful speakers. Rev. Al Sharpton is doing a wonderful job.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)POWERFUL