Today I saw an ominous chart. At the time George Floyd was killed, more white Americans disapproved of the Black Lives Matter movement than approved it. After Mr. Floyd was killed by a cop who should have been kicked off the force years ago, the tide turned. Each week after that, support for Black Lives Matter rose.
Until recently. Now the trend is moving the other way. Too many demonstrations. Too long. The unfortunate slogan of “defund the police.” The rise in homicides in some American cities. And a president who will take every advantage to appear with police, praise police, and paint even peaceful protestors as terrorists and scum. He is taking advantage, will continue to take advantage, and could even ride this into a second term.
Many white Americans have had their consciousness raised in the last few months. The change in the atmosphere in such a short time has been unprecedented. Even Mississippi got rid of the Confederate symbol on the state flag. Mississippi!
Now it is time to do the hard work of registering voters, organizing precincts, getting the mail-in ballot applications. Demonstrations really don’t take a lot of work. Write something on a sign and show up. Political change in state legislatures and congress and especially the presidency is a lot harder.
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