Today Is About the People

by Croatia Black

Inauguration is referring to the inauguration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump- But inauguration also means the beginning of a system, or period- It means a ceremony to mark the beginning of something. That something is for the people and that period is by the people, because today isn’t about him- or any of the opposition, it’s about the people. Today we inaugurate our power together, and the period of resistance before peace. We no longer consent to the rule of the federal government over our bodies and minds, we are open to a radical new peace and global cooperation. We are ready to dismantle the systems of exploitation that burden the world coming from where we live and work- and we are not playing games anymore. It is our responsibility as adults to right the wrongs that we have inherited, and we have inherited many. We have inherited a world ravaged by colonialism, militarism, zionism, racism, capitalistic exploitation, white supremacy and gender violence- all of it intersecting in the american legacy and power structure- and today we inaugurate rejecting what we were given, and embrace a new era of cooperation, and stewardship- by any means necessary.

We do not owe any commitment to the hypothetical new American era we are confronted with today, but we do owe allegiance to humankind, and a commitment to moving forward regardless of if we are given access forward through electoral politics. The opposition is the enemy of the biosphere- and the people are the biosphere as much as the earth underneath us and the life we share our lives with. It is self defense at any station of privilege to commit to a future suitable for the whole of all biological needs- because we are existing in the integral whole. Our planet will not suffer anymore under the hands of greedy capitalists- we commit to prospering without their consent, and that means making the earth prosper, that means making each other prosper. It means decolonising our hearts and minds and communities, and working with each other to live in the new way while dismantling the old. Dismantling their ability to contain us in jails and prisons, because those systems are in place to keep the people from their natural future.

Electoral politics are so corrupted by capital interests that they do not represent the will of the people, most especially in the federal government, which is what the fuss is about today. In the words of the great Assatta Shakur- We have nothing to lose but our chains. So today we inaugurate casting off the chains on our hearts and minds that prohibit us from living in a new way.

The people cannot be stripped of rights they reserve, and they won’t be if we stick together and keep our eyes on the objective of dismantling the systems of exploitation that contain the past- and are grasping at the present… we will NOT let them contain the future! We are not fighting people, we are fighting exploitation. The personnel and assets associated with the systematic exploitation of the people must be addressed. While we address them, we must take care of each other- decolonize our minds and find a new love for the life we share. It’s our love for one another and the planet that will light the way to the future- and if I’ve learned one thing in this life- its that the light is brightest when it is present in great darkness.

We are surrounded by darkness now- but in this darkness we can see the light of humanity most clearly. In this clarity we identify the objective. It hits us clear- like an awakening to the end of our potential, and the assets and personnel in between us. We are separated from our future only by a thin veneer of power, but it is power that is employed by salary and dividends. The people’s power is not elected, it is our birthright- and our natural effulgence, to cast away the darkness of our time and establish a new peace for all people. No more election cycles, no more corrupt politicians who only serve the rich- no. Today we inaugurate the era of the people.

I’m gonna ask you one question, people, are you ready?

Yes!