Somebody cheer me up. I just finished episode 6 of "The 1619 Project" and I'm

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40. Sounds like you jumped the track. Stop watching THAT and look around.

You're rather amazingly wrong that it's all disappeared.

If you live in a fairly diverse region, go to a middle to upper middle class mall and see who's shopping there. Drop by the lobby of a nice high-rise office building at lunch and see who's coming out of the elevators. Check CSPAN1 and your local government channel when legislatures are in session.

If not, how about MSNBC and CNN as less realistic but super-quick and handy touch-ins with one aspect of reality? Nonwhites who'd have only been there as employees of departments segregated from whites in the 1960s (maintenance, clerical that didn't interact with clients, etc) are in front of the cameras 24/7/365 in this era. As anchors, as true experts on every subject, as regulars subbing as "experts" on every subject.

They all must drive those who really want to return to the '50s and before crazy, proof that the arc of justice is arcing without them. Did you know that 3/4 of Americans APPROVED and sympathized with the #BLM protests?

But, itm, I definitely recommend not continuing with that show until intellectual equilibrium is restored and it's possible to evaluate it in context with reality. If that doesn't happen, find another approach to the subject.