美国新冠疫情日记5/29/2020 Social Order And Freedom Of Press

Social Order And Freedom Of Press

Because of the police brutality in the George Floyd case, a lot of national unrest has erupted. In many major U.S. cities, many peaceful demonstrations have turned into violence. President Trump tweeted today and said that, “I can’t stand back and watch this happen to a great American city like Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak radical left Mayor Jacob Frey gets his act together and brings the city under control, or I will send in the National Guard and get the job done right.”

Houston, Texas, the city George Floyd was born in, will host a big rally to protest police brutality. We very much regret this event that has already created political turmoil.

In the past several decades, racial discrimination has been one of the most serious issues in America. In our communities, law enforcement has always viewed African-American and minorities as a major source of crime and have used excessive force on these people. Now, in Floyd’s case, the use of force has become a national tragedy.

President Trump has just signed an executive order and asked Congress to revoke the Section 230 part of a1996 law that laid out rules for online media. He said today we are facing the gravest danger to our right of freedom of speech in American history.

Today, the United States of America has really come to a crossroad. This great nation was founded on democracy, liberty and freedom of speech. With all the things happening today in our society, will our national spirit be broken and changed?

               社会秩序和新闻自由

乔治佛洛伊德被明尼阿波罗市警察虐待致死案， 在全国各地之抗议游行集会中已经造成伤亡及抢劫商店之不幸场面，川普总统今天指责市长弗莱尔是左翼无能，希望他们立即控制好市区治安，否则将派国防民兵来执行任务。

包括德州休斯敦在内的许多大城市，今天也将参与抗议示威活动，这场国内风暴可能无法阻挡，遗憾的是，政客们由于自己的私心，对此暴力事件还在火上加油。

长久以来，在美国社会存在的种族歧视问题已经是不争之事实，执法者对非裔及少数族裔带着有色眼光，判定他们是犯罪嫌疑人，加上社会上枪枝泛滥， 警察们往往以暴力方式对待嫌犯，多年来，已经发生过无数次不幸事件。

新冠疫情在全国各地之情势仍不乐观，经济下滑造成社会不安，佛洛伊德只因为二十元假钞购物而导致全国治安事件，实属不幸。

推特和总统也因内容是否属实问题摃上台面，川普认定自由派之媒体基本上是反美国和反民主的，他颁佈行政命令要国会废除一九九六年保障新媒体自由的第230法案。

今天的美利坚共和国正走在时代的十字路口，以民主、民权及言论自由为立国基础之国家，目前面临的困境哪一项不是和以上立国精神有关？