If North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) is concerned about his place in history, it looks like he's got something to worry about. Several of the world's top historians, three of whom appear in this video, have been arrested in recent days protesting what Rev. Dr. William Barber II called an "avalanche of extremist policies that threaten health care, education, voting rights." McCrory has said he will sign bills that threaten the poor, the elderly, and minorities while giving tax cuts to the 23 wealthiest families in the state.
The civil resistance campaign is being led by Barber, head of the North Carolina NAACP. Each Friday for the past three weeks, they have announced their intentions for the following Monday. So far, over 50 people have been arrested.
The strategy of the corporate oligarchy is obvious these days. Drain the energy of the left by making poor and working people fight on every conceivable issue front. It is all the more difficult to fight back when the president of the US is not on the side of the people. The Congress, by and large, stands with the oligarchy as well.
The positive sign here is that the people are realizing that they need to rise together or perish. They are starting to rise.
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