George Floyd

I was surprised to see Jadon Sancho's shirt statement while watching the Dortmund match, and surprised again to see Deandre Yedlin's comments and those of his father.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...share_button&utm_campaign=social_share_button

 

Yeah, with @dtowndough, am I missing something? Or was this just a conversation starter?

 

Well, with Sancho, I was surprised that a murder in Minnesota would resonate so strongly with a young Englishman working in Germany. I had no idea that the event had such international impacts.

With Yedlin, it was the first time I'd heard him say anything political. Like Sancho, it surprised me that it resonated so strongly internationally. Why? Because what happend to Floyd is NOT something unusual in the USA. Police and government violence towards people of color has been a strong part of American life from the beginning. Institutional murder of black and hispanic people [generally young men] is something I've been aware of for more that 60 years. International protests are what's new ... that's what surprised me

 

With social media and TV today, American news is consumed worldwide way more than it should be. I've seen people in other countries comment online that they know more or have more discussions about US politics than they do their own. I guess this really isn't too surprising this kicked off worldwide protests. Plus, racism and aggressive policing is a relatable topic just about everywhere.