40 years ago
The Kavanaugh hearings? Wouldn't have happened.
The "me too" movement? Wouldn't have happened
Black, latino, women practically nonexistent in political leadership positions, much less in business.
Today, white blue collar workers are despondent and have the highest suicide rates while minority blue collar workers more often see a brighter future for themselves and their kids.
Compared to white people, minorities are more optimistic than white people and more optimistic than they were 40 years ago
I understand that your cynical viewpoint demand we agree with your view that things are worse than 40 years ago but really, it's white men like you who think so.
Source:
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-are-black-poor-americans-more-optimistic-than-white-ones/
Why are black poor Americans more optimistic than white ones?
The explanations for these trends are complex, but economics and ambition play a part. For many years, blue-collar white people had some advantages over minorities, but they are now among the most disaffected parts of society and the most vulnerable to deaths of despair. Crucially, they are much more likely to report that their lives are worse than those of their parents and, in terms of stable employment and status, that is often the case.
In contrast, black and Hispanic people are more likely to report that their lives are better than their parents’ lives. While disadvantage and discrimination still exist, minorities have been making gradual progress in narrowing gaps with white people in terms of their education, wages, and life expectancy. Some of this is because of concrete gains made by those communities. But much of the improvement is due to the relative decline in the incomes and status of poor white people—a trend associated with the hollowing-out of blue-collar jobs, which are decreasing in both number and stability at the same time as the market for high-skilled labor continues to prosper and grow.
We are finally approaching a condition where we are truly "all in this together". 40 years ago, assholes like Ronald Reagan or 20 years ago, assholes like Newt and even today, assholes like Trump could play off whites, who still are the voting majority, against minority people. But no more. The blue wave of the most previous election shows how progressive-minded people can vote together to make the changes that are necessary to bring this society back into balance. I get it, you think everything is fixed and Democrats are no better than Republicans. If you looked at the facts, you'd know you were wrong but cynics only see the dark side of things.
