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instead <strong>of</strong> taking payments, refusing to negotiate in good faith with<br />

families, still using fraudulent tactics like robo-signing to speed through<br />

illegal foreclosures. And bank-owned houses continue to sit empty and<br />

untended, destroying property values and pushing more families<br />

underwater.<br />

Follow live updates throughout <strong>the</strong> day on OccupyOurHomes.org,<br />

and on Twitter with @OccupyOurHomes and <strong>the</strong> hashtags #D6 and<br />

#occupyhomes<br />

U.S.<br />

The Best –and Worst – <strong>of</strong> Times<br />

[col. writ. 11/23/12] © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal<br />

The elections (thank goodness!) are over, and a vast sigh <strong>of</strong> relief has<br />

engulfed millions, that <strong>the</strong> man <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir choice has prevailed, and perhaps<br />

more importantly, <strong>the</strong> man <strong>the</strong>y opposed – <strong>the</strong> man <strong>the</strong>y feared –lost.<br />

As several days have passed, new questions arise, which beg<br />

answers.<br />

If you feel you’ve won, what have you won?<br />

How does your victory transform your life?<br />

Are you freer?<br />

Are any in your family freer?<br />

Is your community in any way bettered by election results?<br />

These aren’t mere rhetorical questions, but things to ponder.<br />

Are you better?<br />

These aren’t questions that politicians particularly want you to ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

ask – or answer.<br />

But <strong>the</strong>y’re <strong>the</strong>re. And <strong>the</strong>y beg answers.<br />

For most people vote for something; something concrete.<br />

The most loyal, most dedicated sector <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Democratic electorate<br />

has been Black Americans, and aside from symbolism, what have <strong>the</strong>y<br />

received?<br />

Why are Black lives so short, so brutal, so truncated?

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