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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat is different this time?
I see a society where the majority are not reacting to the message of Black Lives Matter, but are now responding and learning. That is real progress. Lots of reasons for this and front and center are the videos that are showing the truth.
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What is different this time? (Original Post)
KT2000
Jun 2020
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RandySF
(58,900 posts)1. White suburban kids beaten by police.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)2. pandemic
KT2000
(20,583 posts)3. More white kids raised without hate
is another reason.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)4. Even the PGA began today's tournament with a full throat-ed support for
resolving the issue, dont recall if they used the phrase "Black Lives Matter" or not, but it was convincing
jmg257
(11,996 posts)5. Video evidence. You can not watch the murder and pretend there was an excuse.
Asses will still mock and torment, there will always be haters. But fake news and fine people on both sides wont work now.
JI7
(89,252 posts)6. long slow death of George floyd on video
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)7. I think it's the result of the cumulative effect of tRUMP/reTHUGS and cultists push for fascism
that started years ago. We all know we have to fight it and push back hard NOW or all is lost for us...
tRUMP has managed to unite the U.S. but not in the way he wanted to...