Gallup Poll Shows Race Relations Have Declined Significantly Since BLM Formed

A new Gallup poll has found that positive ratings of relations between black Americans and white Americans have reached the lowest point in more than two decades of measuring the statistic.

“Currently, 42% of Americans say relations between the two groups are ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ good, while 57% say they are ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ bad,” Gallup reported.

A significant shift occurred in 2013, which The Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra noted is when the Black Lives Matter movement began.

“Obama got this all rolling almost immediately upon taking office in 2009.”

I didn’t vote for him and I thought maybe despite his weird name, maybe give him a chance and race relations would get better. Didn’t take him long with his “police acted stupidly” remark to dash that hope. I knew we were in big trouble after that.

Like you, I too live in a more rural area of Florida, and, as you, I have also noticed/experienced a (increasing) number of positive racial interactions.

Example...a few weeks back I was waiting in line to pay for a cup of coffee at a convenience store. I was standing (6’ social distance spacing) behind a black 20’s young man. This individual was a total stranger to me, but after he paid and was leaving he turned to me and smiled and said “the coffee’s paid for, have a nice day”. This was a first for me...any color skin.

Another day I was in line behind a poorly dressed young white man, who obviously was having trouble coming up with enough coin to pay for a small purchase and was telling the clerk he needed to go out and check his truck for more coin. About that time a 30’s black man standing behind me called out to the clerk, and said, “I got him covered, I’ll take care of it”.

Couple weeks ago at an I-95 rest area close to Daytona, I had made a vending machine purchase, and walked away not paying attention to the change dropping into the receive change slot (a little hard of hearing). I started walking away when a very large 30’s black man standing 20 feet away called out to me, “Your change sir. I heard your change drop into the change slot.” I thanked him, and he smiled and replied, “Have a nice day sir”.

Also, on a number of occasions I have had blacks of all ages, sizes, men and women, pause to hold open a door for me, and to say “thanks” when I do the same. This has not always been the case, as sometimes before it would seem the typical black would start walking slow in order to not allow a white to hold the door for them. So, from these purely anecdotal experiences I since positive changes rather than all doom and gloom.

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