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mk · 3543 days ago · link · · parent · post: South Carolina Officer Is Charged With Murder in Fleeing Black Man’s Death
As I read it, JackTheBandit's message is that our inertia is due to our privilege, and I agree. He points out that one obvious solution for minorities is the outnumbering of whites by minorities that will do the same. IMO what he is talking about is: "How do we make things better for blacks without having to wait for that day?" His suggestion (as I read it), is for white people to squash the subtle shit that perpetuates this us/them mentality at every opportunity. Hell, we started recycling when we couldn't feel any effects except a delusional self-satisfaction. We vote. We eat organic. We can feel good about this drop-in-the-bucket social behavior, with the hope that doing so will lead to genuine cultural shifts like the others.