That's what's fun about these debates, being able to go back and revisit once the outcome happens.
Yep. Definitely. There's no going back and revising without an edit mark showing up.
There is a HELL OF A LOT of buyer's remorse with Obama himself. He made all sorts of grand claims and did almost nothing but lip service.
There is some disappointment with Obama, but I don't think I'd go as far as to say remorse. At least not around Detroit. And, that starts bringing up Urban vs Suburban vs Rural black. Those are three totally different groups in a lot of ways.
Violence and poverty in inner cities have exploded under Obama.
Naw... The violence has always been there in the inner city. It was before my time, but looking back to the race riots of the 60's in Detroit... It was open violence back then, too. The Urban tension has always been present in the US. That isn't just Obama. It's decades upon decades of mistrust on both sides. It's the mini GoPro cams and cell phone live streams that bring that hard proof front-and-center... Make it unmistakable and undeniable. That's your spike in protest and violence. You'd have BLM regardless of who was president. And you will until policing methods change. That's the Urban black story as it stands.
Obama also personally helped craft the false BLM narrative intended to simply divide people.
I don't buy into the personal crafting. He also hasn't attempted to diffuse it, though. Of course, any attempt to diffuse the situation could, indeed really blow it up. He's on a tightrope over a big fire.
Most black Americans don't want a race war.
They don't want a race war... But they don't wanna be pulled over and shot for no good reason, either. I mean, watch those videos. It ain't good. I'm not saying they were shot because they were black. I'm not saying the police are outwardly racist. For the most part, they're not. They're good folks who are paid poorly and trained worse to do a shitty job. They just hope to get through their day, and back to their own families at the end of it. And that is where the "Black Lives Matter" tag hurts. It's not really about the color. It's about the fear. It's about the police being scared of the people they patrol. It's about the people being afraid of the police and not helping. It's a vicious circle. That's the heart of the movement. It's based on fact, man. It ain't right. It's accidents. It's misunderstandings. But it's dead people, all the same. Dead people. The fear grows.
They just want an equal opportunity without roadblocks.
Equal opportunity means different things to different people. For the Urban black kid who is wearing colors because he'll get his ass kicked every day at school if he doesn't... It means he hopes to survive his next encounter with the police. That fear is real.
For the suburban black kid... His life isn't that much different from the suburban white or Asian. Equal opportunity means he doesn't want to be recognized for his skin.
For the rural black kid... He's hoping there isn't a burning cross on his lawn.
That's three really wildly different experiences, there. And that's part of why race relations are so hard, too.
