Is framing of the arguments people in there make are incorrect imo, I have never seen anyone in here have blind faith in American institutions or American democracy.
Think of America as a large house that all groups share. For generations, ethnic minorities have been restrained to the basement, cellar, or crawl space, while the dominant white community got to enjoy the bedroom, living room, kitchen, yard, pool, et.. Civil Rights legislation (past and future) is something that opens up more areas of the house to minority groups. The thing is, some in the white community has a form of counterproductive protest has set the entire house on fire. So now we have a choice, we can just focus on the fact that access to other parts of the house that were blocked off for so long (which is a valid complaint), or focus on the bigger picture that we also have to put out the fire as well.
Because it is gonna burn everyone. This is one of the core beliefs MLK had toward the end of this life. That for better or worst we all in this American experiment together. That the fight for justice must expand beyond demanding access but caring about what you are getting access to.
Getting equal treated means little if everyone is still getting treated like ****. Because at that point you are just trading one bad situation for another.
I come from a country with a majority of black people in the West Indies, the poster that posted the articles comes from a country with the majority of black people in Africa. And we can both attest to the fact that sitting back and watching your institution crumble, elections less democratic, and strong men take hold does no one any favors. That political and socioeconomic systems can still fail black folk even in the absence of bigots and white supremacist.
If everyone in America stopped being racist tomorrow, like if we could really wish it into existence, our economy would still drive inequality, out healthcare system would still be trash, our infrastructure would still be in shambles, and our elections would still not be representative enough.
It is not really about going back to how things were, it is about rebuilding important institutions, going back to a worker and consumer first economic policy, making out elections and people more engaged, and making sure all these things work for marginalized groups, especially black people. It is looking ahead not backward, it about reforming our socioeconomic system to me truly inclusive and democratic.
Not just putting blind faith in a system that has always been clearly flawed in one way or another.
