Es hat den Anschein, als wachten die USA auf. Es scheint so, als sei das Fass übergelaufen und es fühlen sich Menschen genötigt, tacheless zu reden. Menschen, die Positionen bekleiden, solche, die etwas zu sagen haben, selbst solche, die (einst) Teil des Trump-Lagers waren. James Mattis, Verteidigungsminister der USA vom 20. Januar 2017 bis zum 1. Januar 2019, am 3. Juni 2020: In Union There is Strength I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand—one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values—our values as people and our values as a nation. When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I s