> How did we get to a place where no one seems to believe this anymore ?
I think for some groups in this country, we're not just getting to this place, this is where we've been for a long time. It's just that the masses are better able to access information about it now.
Blacks being killed by police with indiscretion did not start in 2013.
I'd guess in fact that that the past 5 years were way better for black live than the 5 years before them. People just happen to be paying attention now.
The Black lives matter movement was catalyzed as a marketing campaign by companies that sell police cameras that went viral. http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
I am in no way suggesting the original conversation was markiting. But, if you look at the timeline there was a marketing push right before that phrase took off.
I am not suggesting there is a direct connection. It's an amplification effect, Rodney King's beating was arguably a much more agregious spark, and there are plenty of for worse trigger events to spark things. Looking at the actual triggers you could argue it's a straw that brakes Yada yada, but that not not seem to fit how sticky the story was.
IMO, it's trigger, news story, more news stories, response to all the news, news stories about the movement, self sustaining movement. with more news being the fake bit.
Without people actively trying to sell things there are far more important issues, but a little media judo can shift perception and policy.
A marketing guy working for one of those companies mentioned pushing the story in an NPR interview. It was not 100% clear if they where waiting for an event to capitalize on, or noticed the story get traction and then started pushing it.
That's interesting but it's such a startling claim I think you need to back it up with something better than 'i heard it on the radio,' otherwise you're just going make a lot of people feel offended and write you off as a conspiracy theorist. Like at least hit NPR.org for an hour or two and track down a URL.
I'm not sure that a camera company encouraging a movement (clearly they did not actually start it) is particularly relevant. Is it a good movement? Yes? Then let every company push it, whether they profit thereby or not.
I think for some groups in this country, we're not just getting to this place, this is where we've been for a long time. It's just that the masses are better able to access information about it now.
Blacks being killed by police with indiscretion did not start in 2013. I'd guess in fact that that the past 5 years were way better for black live than the 5 years before them. People just happen to be paying attention now.