13 on Netflix

It was really good and sobering.

I love documentaries that put history into perspective. It also reminded me that sometimes things that have good intentions do not work out as planned, I do think the big Clinton crime bill was well intentioned as I do not believe Bill Clinton is at all prejudiced, and it was supported by people like Mayor Dinkins at the time. Some of the folks who pushed the war on drugs were also well intentioned.

Now other initiatives detailed in the film were clearly racially motivated. My hope is that we can stave off the recent voter suppression tactics by the right, and make sure disenfranchised folks can claim their right to vote. These issues will tend to work out as the makeup of the general population changes. America will be better for it, too.