american exceptionalism means the largest prison population, the largest police force, the greatest number of pandemic deaths. what kind of society is this. the kind with millions of protesters in the streets saying no more to the thug empire. we will see, we know there have been many revolutionary moments before followed by neoliberal fascist backlash. more statues to slavemasters of white supremacy are toppling, now we will see if the living slavemasters can be ousted. the people of seattle have created an autonomous zone. trump threatens to crush them. inslee says keep us all safe—go back to your bunker!