To the White People who don’t understand why cities are burning and why all 4 police officers should be charged

George Floyd protests in Washington DC, Lafayette Square

I wrote this article because I recently talked to a perfectly “nice”, “normal” white person who just could not understand why all these people are mad and protesting. He told me something to the effect of: “What is the big deal? This could happen to any of us, anywhere where police is involved”.

That made me mad. So, I wrote this article so people can understand.

I was born in a country free from racism after we got independence in 1947 after WW2. I have not seen any racism before I came to this country — because I was invited to come to help a project succeed. I came here not for the money or to take someone else’s job away, but to life a better life, with dignity and freedom from corruption and pollution which was endemic to my former country.

I want you to understand where this rage is coming from.

I have seen this “ordinary”, “mundane” racism in the work environment of many companies I have worked for.

• Countries where some of the people come from have been called “shit hole” countries from across the same table where everyone else is having lunch together.
• Yes, it is just a small sentence, an observation, a minor slight from…