'2020 has so far been a mess of frightening existential threats, previously unimaginable lifestyle changes and inspiring moments of genuine change all crashing into each other,' writes zbyronwolf
The year started with the threat of war between the US and Iran and a historic impeachment trial. Those seem like sideshows as we enter the second half of the year. We've lived through a global pandemic and an unprecedented shutdown of the economy and almost all aspects of contemporary life, from air travel to the regular routines of work and school. But the suspension of normalcy created space for a vast reconsideration of race, class and history not just in the US but around the world.
Kai Ayden, 7, raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta on May 31.They've featured moments we should regret, such as the period of Confederate nostalgia in the 1920s, when so many of the symbols honoring rebels were raised that are now being brought down."How can people not understand why people are reacting the way they are? It's history again, again and again," said the director Spike Lee during an appearance on CNN in May at the height of the Floyd protests.
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