Two Men Two Very Different Men

       Two men, two very different men, two very different men indeed. One man is White, and is from a privileged background, the other is Black, and is from and under privileged background. One man was fortunate to have been brought up by two parents, the other man was brought up by a single mother. One man was brought up in an affluent neighborhood, the other man was brought up in low income housing. One man was well educated having gone to boarding school, and the Wharton School. The other man, an athlete played both High School and College football and basketball. One man obtained four draft deferments, thus escaping having to serve in the military and was then able to take charge of the family's real estate business. The other man, was a blue collar worker, a hip hop artist and a religious mentor. He was convicted of eight crimes, and served four years in prison.  One man has made and lost a fortune time and time again, has been sued by many, has been known to have cheated on all 3 of his wives, has disrespected and insulted both men and women, and has seemingly gotten away with lying and cheating the good majority of his life.  The other man, after serving time in prison has helped his mother recover from a stroke, been involved in a ministry that worked with a church helping in drug rehabilitation and job placement. He also delivered meals, and did an anti-gun violence video. One man is 74 years old, is married, has five children, and ten grandchildren. He is Donald J. Trump who is the 45th president of the United States. He as  president has accomplished little of what he stated he would do, but his few accomplishments now pale in comparison to his recent failures. The other man, is the late George Floyd, who was a 46 year old security officer, unemployed, due to the coronavirus pandemic who was killed on May 25th, 2020, during his being arrested for allegedly using a $20. counterfeit bill to buy cigarettes. Surviving the late George Floyd, are his five children and two grandchildren. 

    Two men, two very different men indeed. Two men very different with one commonality. That one commonality is that both men have been wrongly put up on pedestals and idolized to an extent that is overwhelmingly disturbing. Somehow, two men from two very different worlds have somehow become "God" in the eyes of a good many Americans, and the result has been the beginning of great division in America. The death of George Floyd, an African American, at the hands of a White police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota showed America that racism and racial tension are far from being non existent in America. Beginning May 26th protests, riots and looting took place in some 2000 cities and towns across America. Widespread violence against police officers attempting to control the crowds and respond to the looting of small businesses and luxury stores took place. Small businesses were set on fire, luxury stores were left with empty shelves, highways and local streets were shutdown, all in the name of one man named, George Floyd. 

     The late George Floyd was not a hero, but he was also not the evil criminal that conservative commentator, Candace Owens painted him out to be either. Candace Owens released a video shortly after the death of George Floyd stating that Floyd had been arrested several times for drugs and aggravated robbery. Owens stated that Floyd had put a gun up to a pregnant woman's stomach during a home invasion robbery, and that he had served time. The late George Floyd, was a man with a troubled past, who seemingly had gotten his act together to do some good. He was convicted of eight crimes, and in 2009 he accepted a plea deal for a crime in 2007, and served four years. According to court records, there is nothing that states that George Floyd ever held a gun to a pregnant woman's stomach during the home invasion robbery in which he was involved. As so it would seem, the story somehow got grossly exaggerated and was used as a talking point for Candace Owens. Owens, who was quite possibly fed the intelligence by the Trump administration, as the day after her video proclaiming that George Floyd was a common criminal, she met with the Vice President and others for a meeting. Ms. Candace Owens was correct, George Floyd was not a hero worth destroying towns and cities across America, however, President Trump is not a hero either,nor is he the second coming of Christ as some have hinted. 

    Neither the late George Floyd, nor President Donald J. Trump are heroes or Gods, nor are they to be idolized either. they are both very different men, but both men have a cult like following. The late George Floyd was not a hero, but then again he was a hero to those who loved him.  Likewise, President Donald J. Trump is not a hero either, yet he has managed to manipulate the public into thinking he is not just a hero, but quite possibly "God". The late George Floyd, dead, has managed to have the same affect on African Americans nationwide. Unfortunately, to the detriment of the nation, both men being wrongly idolized has led to the destruction and division of America. 

      While African Americans and Caucasian Americans on the side of Floyd have every right to be angry at the murder of the late George Floyd, they do not have the right to destroy private and public property in the name of George Floyd. What happened to George Floyd was wrong and it was horrific, but what happened to America was also horrific. Americans realized soon after the death of George Floyd, that racial division was very much prevalent across America, and that America did not have the leadership needed to repair that racial division. America's, God, President Donald Trump, that many Americans have wrongly idolized, failed. He failed at stepping up to the plate as to deliver the speech of all speeches as to stop the protesting, rioting and looting across America. America desperately needed to hear from the president, not a week after the protesting, but the day of the protesting had begun. President Trump needed to assure the nation that the unnecessary killing of any man at the hands of a bad police officer was and is unacceptable. President Trump needed to assure Americans that police brutality would come to an end. President Trump needed to call for police reform across the nation as to protect the lives of ordinary citizens as well as our law abiding law enforcement officers.  President Trump needed to not tout how much he had done for Black Americans, but tout what needed to be done for Black Americans  as so Black mothers could feel safe when they sent their sons out the front door. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, stated that every day a Black mother sent their sons out the front door, they worried they might not come back. President Donald Trump needed to address her concern. President Donald Trump needed to be firm, yet compassionate to the millions of Americans concerned about the racial tension brewing across the nation. He failed. He failed, and still a good many of his followers liken him to Jesus Christ or even the late Sir Winston Churchill as according to White House press secretary, Kaleigh McEnany. The fact is, in these past few months, the President has been anything, but a hero and to his detriment many of his followers fail to hold him accountable, and let him know otherwise, and the result? The result is the division of America stemming from two men, two very different men wrongly idolized.
(c)Sean Bianca GOPGIRLBLOG, THE CHIC CONSERVATIVE 
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   As a footnote, the unnecessary killing of yet another African man at the hands of a White police officer, took place on June 12, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. Rayshard Brooks, 27 years old, married with 3 daughters and a stepson was shot and killed by a White Atlanta police officer proving that our law enforcement officers across the nation need not to be de-funded, but need to be reformed.