One of the big problems I've found with race relations is that there are too many people in leadership roles out there who personally benefit from greater inflaming of race relations. Whether it's a politician using fear to drive people to the polls or a leader of a special interest group who sees increased donations the worse things get, you have too many people on all sides of the issue with a stake in things staying bad.
It's a problem you see in some businesses. People use your business as a solution to an issue they have but if that issue is solved permanently, you're out of business. For example, if I make light bulbs that never blow, I'll sell a bunch initially and then see my sales plummet as the demand drops due to people not needing to replace bulbs.
The same is true with something like race relations. People involved in the issue will see their ability to extract benefits out of the issue diminish the more the issue is resolved. And I'm not saying this is one sided. You have people on every side imaginable extracting benefits from racial tensions at the moment. It really makes me question how many of the leaders involved actually want real improvement.
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Originally Posted by zitothebrave
