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by _ea1k 1319 days ago
If they are relying on us changing in negative ways, why is it necessarily the case that we can't change in positive ways?
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Positive change requires much more time, effort and leadership. Changing in negative ways just rely on fear and stoking strong emotions, it's much faster and effective.

I think it's possible to fight back with positive changes but those take decades to generations to actually take hold while requiring political support throughout so plans set in motion can actually reap benefits by then. Any political thwarting from adversarial forces and those long-term plans just grind to a halt or are reversed.

It's an uphill battle, for years and years to come.