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The existence of worse problems does not make other problems go away. It's reasonable and desirable to strive for a better future no matter how good the present is.



The issue is that calling America a "fascistic regime" is flat-out wrong (at this point in time). It's just completely false - it doesn't matter that there are some issues, because it's crystal-clear to anyone who has read a few history books (or lived under an actual fascist regime, as one of my relatives has) that America ain't it.


Upvoting this because I agree with you.

Edited the parent comment to provide some more context


Wouldn't that imply people are forever oppressed because things can be better.


If your line of work is "being one of those who can properly identify and point out oppression," and then "sell training/books/seminars/etc to make people feel like they're doing something to resolve it," it would be bad for business to actually change the state of things.

Greer did some writing on this state of things, and termed it "The Rescue Game" [0].

It's notably static, in that the people who claim the high position in the game really don't want to be removed from that position.

[0]: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2016-04-14/american-narra...


Welcome to the news cycle! The world improves, but one thing remains constant (stubbornly disconnected from whether or not, and how much, things are improving): amount of outrage


No because if the law is applied equally to all people regardless of background by definition the reason to protest does not exist anymore. Think about it, this was the whole point of BLM: Please stop shooting/killing/maiming unarmed Black people at a disproportionally higher rate than members of other groups.




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