Prince Was A Wise Man

Today would have been Prince Rodgers Nelson’s 62 birthday. It would have been a day to celebrate with all things purple. He was an amazingly talented creative genius. He loved Minneapolis and gave so much back to the city. The stories of him helping young musicians at Paisley Park are legendary.

Minneapolis is a proud city embracing its Nordic ancestry, it is the state of hockey. I know MSP the airport like the back of my hand, having passed through so often. I have so many great friends who make Minneapolis home. We cheer for the Vikings, Wild, Wolves and Twins wherever possible.

Yet today Minneapolis is hurting like the rest of America. Honest hardworking people of all colours, ethnicities have had it and are outraged. The protests are working, my city had a peaceful rally with 15000 to 20000 attending. Conversely the next day my city had an end the lockdown restrictions rally and attracted 30 people.

We have all had to take a step back and evaluate our lot in life. We need to recognize that our white privilege is not what it is cracked up to be. We are not better than others just because of our skin colour or gender. We have to treat people the way they want to be treated, not the way we want to treat them.

The lives of George Floyd, Ahmed Aubrey, Breona Taylor, Chantel Moore will not be dismissed and forgotten. The scumbags who took their lives will pay the price. In every box of eggs there is usually one bad one. In every sector of life there are some bad people. All police officers are not bad. They are here to serve and protect. At what part is serving and protecting kneeling on a neck for 9 minutes. That is just premeditated first degree murder.

As Prince said “ When You Don’t Talk Down To Your Audience, Then They Can Grow With You” .
if you are a racist you talk down to people to build yourself up. Too many people have had this mentality in positions of power and that has to stop. #BeKindAlways #Respect