A24’s ‘Civil War’ Movie Provokes Timing Debate Amid Some Fearing Actual Civil War
The Alex Garland film is sparking discussion about its release during a contentious election year: "The idea of civil war actually keeps me up at night."www.hollywoodreporter.com
According to a lot of political violence experts, they fear conflict in the coming decades but not Civil War I type of organized armies by opposing state actors violence. Rather a lot of terrorism and violence by many groups or an alliance between groups like the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Of course some c00n upended the censure vote. Literally begged for a hug from a racist white man.A small Oklahoma city elected a white nationalist. Now residents face a decision. — NBC News
Judd Blevins, a city commissioner in Enid, Oklahoma, marched in the 2017 white nationalist Unite the Right rally. Now he faces a recall vote.apple.news
The chamber was packed with members of the ESJC and Blevins supporters for the Nov. 21 meeting where the motion to censure Blevins would be decided. Mason, the mayor, was sure he had the votes.
And then Derwin Norwood spoke. Norwood, the owner of a concrete business, a registered Republican and the council’s only Black member, took the floor for eight minutes. In a fiery speech that sounded at times like a sermon, Norwood told of his own experiences with racism and quoted scripture.
“We need to stop this foolishness, stop fighting, stop bickering,” Norwood said.
And then, although Blevins hadn’t directly asked for his forgiveness, Norwood was moved by the Holy Spirit to offer it. He remembers it like an out-of-body experience.
“Stand up,” Norwood told Blevins. “Do you love me?”
“Yes I do, as a brother in Christ,” Blevins replied.
“l forgive you,” Norwood said, and the men embraced to applause and groans.