I see it as a spectrum. Saying it is or isn't a "racist country" is too black and white. We live in the gray. Nothing is that clear. Clearly the BLM movement is tired of incremental change just like they were in the 60's. It took protesting in the streets and getting beaten by police then to get the attention of government to pass Civil Rights legislation. Clearly the lions share of the Black Community and their SJW supporters think it's time for another leap forward. Patience within that community has run its course and is exacerbated with each killing of a black person, regardless of merit. Is the US in an Apartheid moment? Clearly the answer is no. Do we need to reimagine policing to re-establish the trust of the communities they are policing? Likely.
You and I both know that's a fact but you won't see many Trumpsters acknowledge it. Instead you'll get a response that more Whites are killed which is true. Of course, that's a dumb argument when you also recognize that Whites make up 50% of our demographics while Blacks make up 13%.
The character assassinations associated with each African American that is murdered, even when murdered in cold blood (like George Floyd) are a bit much too.
Sen Scott has to toe the line to a point. He didn't get to where he was by having "radical" views by Republican standards. Scott is very moderate which will all is about the extent that most Trumpsters would accept. It's also not acceptable to take a more progressive perspective on any issue or you get handled a RINO title.
Yep. I do empathize with the underlying perception that Scott appears to be a "kept" person within the Republican party trotted out when needed to demonstrate how
open the party is to minorities. Of course, the numbers show that he's one of 3 African-American Republicans in Congress, 3 of 59 in the 117th Congress.
Republicans are trying to improve their diversity but they are on mile 2 of a marathon. If you look at the Democrats diversity, Blacks are overrepresented based on the demography of the country. That's certainly to play to the minority vote but also would explain why race issues are so prevalent in the party.
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