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I remember thinking that at the time. 10 to 15 years ago I remember thinking everyone got along pretty well. Especially young people.

I remember in high school 15 years ago, blacks and whites were friends and hung out, plenty black and white mixed couples went to homecoming and prom, went to the same parties, and everyone got along. I honestly never heard or witnessed a single incident of racism. Not once.

Then fast forward to now, and you’d swear we are living in the Jim Crow South based on how some people talk today.

I feel like real progress had been made over the years, and all of this woke stuff has set it back big-time.

No. I don't think race relations were particularly good. It's been only 1 and a half generations since the Civil Rights era. Lots of progress has been made, but also it was predicated on good economic prospects for every demographic.

If these events set back the "progress" made, then it wasn't really all that much progress.

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Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 7/1/20 at 9:13 am to crazy4lsu

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If these events set back the "progress" made, then it wasn't really all that much progress.

wuuuut

economic progress is a fundamental aspect of a free society. of course when a bad actor creates a worldwide negative externatlity, causing economic depression, there is going to be an increase in conflict. that has nothing to do with progress in race relations b/c the conflict exists among all parties against all other parties, increasing as the depression gets worse.

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