Comment by shadowgovt

There are two phases to cultural change: talk and action.

The discussion about whether change is needed has been going on for something between 20 and 40 years, depending on who you ask.

This is an action phase, and action phases demand a certain amount of "with us or against us" structure, because one has to quickly decide which allies can be relied upon, which will flake under pressure, and which are actually in favor of the opposing opinion and trying to lure a group into a trap.

It is scary in that it is not an "anything goes, throw spaghetti at the walls and see what sticks" open forum time, but that's because while one side is throwing spaghetti at the walls, another side is chanting "Jews will not replace us" and "blood and soil" in the streets and driving cars into counter-protests. And, it appears, possibly using their dominance in America's law enforcement structure to kill without consequence, which is the matchpoint for the latest demonstrations and fighting.