Our society is undergoing a profound cultural shift in terms of our understanding of race and the ongoing systemic effects of racism. As with so many cultural advancements, it was initially met with disdain by the general public and many in positions of authority. Yet the needle is moving and as a society we are slowly coming to see what we were blind to before. And predictably, regressive forces want to hold us back. They predict disaster, the degradation of society, the unraveling of our existing paradigm and social contract (which has usually benefitted them quite nicely).
We saw this with slavery. We saw it with Jim Crow. We saw it, outside racial issues, with biological evolution, or more recently with divorce, same sex marriage, and even climate change.
It is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day headlines and individual cases of overcorrection, conflict, and drama. But we should not miss the forest for the trees. Conservatives can see they are losing this culture war, like they have lost so many others. The Right in 10 to 20 years will probably say black lives matter with the ease that so many of them now embrace LGBTQ people.
If history is any guide, we will make it through these growing pains a more just and free society. If you embrace these values, take heart.
Those are my thoughts, anyway. What are yours?
We saw this with slavery. We saw it with Jim Crow. We saw it, outside racial issues, with biological evolution, or more recently with divorce, same sex marriage, and even climate change.
It is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day headlines and individual cases of overcorrection, conflict, and drama. But we should not miss the forest for the trees. Conservatives can see they are losing this culture war, like they have lost so many others. The Right in 10 to 20 years will probably say black lives matter with the ease that so many of them now embrace LGBTQ people.
If history is any guide, we will make it through these growing pains a more just and free society. If you embrace these values, take heart.
Those are my thoughts, anyway. What are yours?