I hesitate to label it the equity/social justice movement itself. I mean, we should be striving for these goals. I would argue, rather that the country seems t

I hesitate to label it the equity/social justice movement itself. I mean, we should be striving for these goals. I would argue, rather that the country seems to have been stuck in a place of frustration similar to when a child gets frustrated with a puzzle and sits down and starts sobbing. A good parent sits down, and patiently says 'Ok, you're stuck, but that's ok sometimes we get stuck. Let's come up with a plan and keep trying and we'll get there.' As a society (on both sides of the aisle) we have been in the position of the child. Frustrated, helpless, and projecting our frustration in emotional outbursts. And instead of a patient leader coaching us to become better and work through our problems, we've had our leaders egging-on the sobbing. 'This puzzle isn't fair. It was designed to not be fair to you in particular.' And so the country's sobbing became worse and worse. But, things have been remarkably quiet in the past month, and our current leaders (whether or not I agree with their policies) seem to be setting an example by working quietly and patiently. Maybe the sobbing will subside, and we just might get a chance to start moving forward without constantly being distracted by each side's emotional outbursts and frustration. In the past few years we've nearly solved protein folding, developed a novel vaccine technology, watched the lightning-pace of private space-tech, and a bunch of other cool stuff I'm sure I've missed. Imagine how much cool stuff we'll be able to accomplish when our leaders aren't constantly pitting us against each other for cheap political points.