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View submission: i feel totally cynical about what's happening right now
Since about 1990 American monoculture has become steadily more and more multicultural, to the point where “white” and “black” popular culture substantially overlap in the US more than anyone would’ve dreamed 30 years ago. Sports, music, politics, cultural commentary, education, etc.
That is the background for the breakthrough here, which is the widespread acknowledgement by white Americans that, yes, black Americans have it rough, in ways white people don’t appreciate, and that while the truly bad acts that started all of this happened long ago, they resonate today in important ways. This is an important turning point and I am optimistic people will be a little more empathetic.
But - I don’t believe there is any chance this will lead to more than police reform. Americans are just too wedded to their phones, and will do just about anything to not be uncomfortable. For generations that have always had access to so much, I think it would be inconceivable to live in any sort of deficiency, even for a little while. And economic disruption like you’re referring to would have that effect, I think.
There's nothing here!