Day 85

Today is June 4, 2020
I just spoke with my dad who is in the hospital for an infection (MSSA). Hoping his MRI results will reveal something more about the origin of the infection and then he can be released.  He seems to be doing better and his spirits were up. The good news is he tested negative for Covid19.
The pandemic continues to spread and experts fear the wave of infections that may result from the crowds gathering to protest the death of George Floyd. For a eighth day and night protesters gathered in mass, most peacefully, to voice their anger and frustration at the continued ill-treatment of blacks by white police officers.  Even though social distancing is the norm people are intent on having their voice heard and rightly so as the malicious acts of white cops on black people has gone on for far too long.  Changes must be made.  The nation is in turmoil as humans fight a deadly virus, wrestle with their conscience and fear for the black community.  It is a desperate and fluid situation.
Some protests have turned to riots.  The police and in some cases the National guard have been charged to confront and disperse crowds in over 40 cities.  Many cities have instituted curfews in order to quell the destruction of property and looting that primarily happens at night. The fires burn and enraged people are intentionally destroying public property in an effort to be heard and to illicit changes.  The POTUS is pushing back in a power struggle with the protesters and inciting more riots with his tweets and derogatory comments.
The Covid19 pandemic is not going away anytime soon as many states and nations have moved to reopen with restrictions in order to slow the devastating economic spiral which was caused when countries closed shop in an effort to flatten the curve of the virus infection. All this in a election year for the presidency of the United States of America. The following link is to a video from the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago in which police tear gassed and brutalized a crowd of protesters. In some ways it seems this video could have been taken on one of the previous nights in any city America.
The whole world is watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_9OJnRnZjU