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I do worry that the current political capital that African Americans have gained will likely wane with the baked in increase in Latin American voting power. I w
by cjbgkagh 4y ago
I do worry that the current political capital that African Americans have gained will likely wane with the baked in increase in Latin American voting power. I worry legitimate grievances will be pushed aside for political expediency and racial politics will get much worse - especially for African Americans. Like many I'm disappointed for the loss of what the future that could have been and worry about where we go from here.
- tsol 4y agoHonestly, I don't think they really gained that much political capital. Not since the civil rights era. What's happened as of recently? People tweeted #blacklivesmatter, talked about how awful it is that black people deal with police brutality, and then a few places voted to defund their police departments. None of that seems to be anything that actually helps that black community, or improves their situation in any way. BLM just became the political issue du jour for a month, some people protested while some journalists talked about it, and then interest fizzled out. In fact, police brutality is still just as much an issue today. It seems trans rights is more talked about nowadays, though. Looking at their racial breakdown and it's not surprising that they have more political capital.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoSadly I think they’ll lose the little they gained and more. I used to be quite poor and went to a majority African American school for a time so I saw their plight first hand. I’ve never taken it for granted that I had an easier time getting out of there.