I think about this clip a lot, it's from Bulworth, a 20+ year old political movie that points out a lot of the problems and solutions that are just now starting to take root in the public consciousness, at least among young people. This clip is easily missed, because she says it really fast to try and seem smarter, and a lot of people have no idea what the words mean, but it's a theory why there are no prominent black leaders anymore. I'm not convinced there are no black leaders, but I see what they're saying. There's no one the people really follow, is there? That's kind of an important part of being a leader, is the masses responding to you.
Basically, what she's saying is the outsourcing of jobs took away employment opportunities for black people, which kneecapped the activist population because now everyone is busy focusing on basic survival, not feeling hopeful for the future or having any free time to do activism. Also, that media culture has become so materialist/consumerist that no one is willing to sacrifice for the greater good.
So I'm just wondering... are there any real black leaders? Would people even follow them? But as always, the solution seems to be education and economic opportunity. Other than that, just having principles and standing for something. But sometimes principles are a luxury.
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