The energy got coopted by the Democratic Party and funneled into elections. Then the Biden presidency extended several Trump policies while moving liberal constituents to the right on issues like police funding, immigration, and foreign policy. Yes, let's never do that again!
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Saeed Jones
For those of you sharing this as a call to arms, I get it. However, I want to remind you that in 2020 people took to the streets in unprecedented numbers and at a great personal cost.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t protest now, but let’s acknowledge what happened when we spoke up for black lives.
I’m not saying people shouldn’t protest now, but let’s acknowledge what happened when we spoke up for black lives.
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As evidenced by the NAACP and BLM National, centralized, oligarchical nonprofits are extremely susceptible to de-radicalization and being coopted.