- eg. Nominating Kamala Harris for VP in 2020 eg. kneeling while wearing kente cloth in the capitol eg. nominating Kamala Harris for president in 2024 eg. mandating that police wear body cameras I could go on and on and on. Democrats are actually the primary suspects in this regard
- The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
