Re:'Children of Men' is happening
by kelnos on Saturday March 19, 2022 @02:44PM
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> I don't see why
I think the parent answers this question fairly well: many white people in the US don't want black people to be the majority, because they fear that black people will then have the power to retaliate for centuries of oppression.
And beyond that, they fear that a "new majority" will change culture and values (and as a result, law) in ways that make them uncomfortable.
This doesn't only apply to the white/black dynamic. And it's all bullshit, of course, but the people in power (who are mostly older white people) have been using effective fear-mongering tactics for decades.
I think the parent answers this question fairly well: many white people in the US don't want black people to be the majority, because they fear that black people will then have the power to retaliate for centuries of oppression.
And beyond that, they fear that a "new majority" will change culture and values (and as a result, law) in ways that make them uncomfortable.
This doesn't only apply to the white/black dynamic. And it's all bullshit, of course, but the people in power (who are mostly older white people) have been using effective fear-mongering tactics for decades.