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> But the data show that American society has fewer people in poverty and less bigotry compared with decades past; and police use of force is far less pervasive
by jancsika 6y ago
> But the data show that American society has fewer people in poverty and less bigotry compared with decades past; and police use of force is far less pervasive than it was during higher-crime periods.
Nonetheless, it could very well be that poverty, bigotry, and excessive force are still high enough to remain a threat to social stability.
And that threat is certainly increased by ubiquitious video evidence of bigotry and excessive use of force which didn't exist in decades past.
- ntsplnkv2 6y agoStatistics simply aren't visceral, they don't appeal to most people emotionally. it takes graphic imagery to bring it out. Trump saying a statistic is far more likely to evoke a response than someone reading it in a book. Even if statistically poverty is less and crime is less and abuses are less, if people don't SEE that, is it actually real?