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Originally Posted by rubecube
Honestly I think recent events have really caused the tide to shift against the racist trolls of the world. Prior to Floyd's murder, there was still a whole bunch of what I'd call "plausibly deniable" racists/racism. Basically people who, unless they out and out said the N-word, could get away with as much dog-whistling as they wanted to.
There's obviously still a home for those people in right-wing circles, but whereas it used to be that politically moderate/independent whites would give them the benefit of the doubt or NBD that type of racism, there seems to be more condemnation.
When you have traditionally conservative organizations such as NASCAR and the NFL taking firm stand on some of these issues, you can start to read the tea leaves. I don't believe that any of these organizations are doing this out of sincerely held beliefs. They're just capitalists who are trying to course-correct in order to encapsulate a wider audience.
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I agree that it feels as though a tide has turned recently, and I hope that is the case. Still, with four months to go there is a lot of time for things to swing back. It's too early to confidently say what the outcome will be.
I do feel hope for the first time in a while though.
Honestly, I'm amazed at how the Dems seem to really be succeeding with the low-key approach, just allowing Trump to look the fool by not engaging in the fight and leaving him to govern during crisis. It's great so far.