Racism 2.0
This particular subject tends to draw a lot of conflict in situations where conflict has no merit. The video with Matt Cook does a fair job keeping close to the reality of the situation that Americans, both black and white face today.
The facts illustrated in the video are nothing new, though it may be surprising to some just how poorly the treatment of African Americans has actually been in the US.
As a Latino it is kind of interesting to be able to look at this from a (slightly) exterior perspective. The realty is that no one wants to be called a racist, yet the term gets thrown around ubiquitously.
The Black Lives Matter movement brings along some very interesting facts. Lets put it like this. Police officers: People from within our own communities, hard dedicated workers who come from different backgrounds are the people whom exist to uphold our justice system. The job description is to protect and serve! Now, Matt claims in the video that 70% of black males DO NOT trust in the justice system, a.k.a: police officers. The rate for whites is only 57% . The distrust is obvious and when there is no trust, there is no order and chaos breaks out.
The end focus of the video is to bring attention away from the radical sides of Us vs Them in race. Rather Matt Cook explains that the real issue should not be to take pride or shame in matters beyond our control. He argues that the real battle is in poverty. 6 Major corporations in essence control the world. They feed and manipulate us in whichever way is more convenient for them to remain and grow in power. The incarceration analogy he provides is mind-blowing. even after removing all the minority groups we would still be in a deficit.
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