美国前总统小布什就弗洛伊德之死发表声明
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2020年6月2日
“美国的英雄们——从弗雷德里克·道格拉斯,到哈里特·塔布曼,到亚伯拉罕·林肯,再到马丁·路德·金——都是团结的英雄。他们的呼唤从来都不是为了懦弱的人。他们经常揭露这个国家令人不安的偏执和剥削——有时美国大多数人难以审视我们性格上的污点。我们只有透过受威胁、受压迫和被剥夺权利的人的眼睛,才能看到美国需要的现实。”
劳拉和我为乔治·弗洛伊德的残忍窒息感到痛苦,为扼杀我们国家的不公正和恐惧感到不安。然而,我们抵制了大声说话的冲动,因为现在不是我们讲课的时候。是我们倾听的时候了。现在是美国审视我们悲惨失败的时候了,正如我们所做的那样,我们也将看到我们的一些救赎力量。
许多非裔美国人,特别是年轻的非裔美国人,在自己的国家受到**扰和威胁,这仍然是一个令人震惊的失败。当抗议者在负责任的执法机构的保护下,为更美好的未来游行时,这是一种力量。这场悲剧——在一系列类似的悲剧中——提出了一个早该提出的问题:我们如何结束我们社会中的系统性种族主义?从真实的角度看待自己的唯一方法就是倾听那么多伤痛和悲伤的人的声音。那些试图压制这些声音的人不明白美国的意义,也不明白美国是如何变得更好的。
长期以来,美国最大的挑战是将不同背景的人团结成一个公正和机遇的国家。种族优越论的教义和习惯曾经几乎分裂了我们的国家,现在仍然威胁着我们的联邦。美国问题的答案是实现美国的理想,即人人生而平等,上帝赋予他们一定的权利。我们常常低估了这种追求到底有多激进,以及我们所珍视的原则是如何挑战有意或假定的不公正制度的。从弗雷德里克·道格拉斯,到哈里特·塔布曼,到亚伯拉罕·林肯,再到马丁·路德·金,美国的英雄们都是团结的英雄。他们的呼唤从来都不是为了懦弱的人。他们经常揭露这个国家令人不安的偏执和剥削——有时美国大多数人难以审视我们性格上的污点。我们只有透过受威胁、受压迫和被剥夺权利的人的眼睛才能看到美国需要的现实。
这正是我们现在的立场。许多人怀疑我国的正义,而且有充分的理由。黑人看到他们的权利一再遭到侵犯,而美国机构却没有作出紧急和充分的反应。我们知道,只有通过和平手段才能实现持久的正义。掠夺不是解放,毁灭不是进步。但我们也知道,我们社区的持久和平需要真正平等的正义。法治最终取决于法律制度的公正性和合法性。为所有人伸张正义是所有人的责任。
这需要持续、勇敢和创造性的努力。当我们试图了解邻居的经验时,我们会为他们提供最好的服务。当我们在保护和同情中平等对待邻居时,我们爱他们就像爱自己一样。有一种更好的方式——同情心、共同承诺、大胆行动以及根植于正义的和平。我相信,团结在一起,美国人会选择更好的方式。
by W. Bush
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