Maybe I'm just incredibly cynical, but am I the only one that finds a lot of these actions disingenuous as fuck and incredibly hollow? Like it took you until 2020 and a black man being murdered on camera by police to decide to ban the fucking confederate flag? And I'm supposed to be happy? That's supposed to be progress? If anything these are just depressing reminders of how slow "progress" actually comes in this country.
On one hand, yes. They're not doing this because this is the right thing to do and they suddenly grew a conscience. They had decades to know what it means, along with the thousands of idiots who brandish the flag and boast of their southern pride and rebel spirit.
BUT... that's also a huge boost for me that this is a fight we're winning, because they're not doing it because they want to, but because they are seeing where the wind is blowing and jumping on the bandwagon. If they thought it would be more beneficial to remain silent, they would've done so. They're seeing which side is going to "win" this culture war and have determined the protesters are the winning side.
That's both depressing that they'll only join in once the sea of change arrives, but also a huge boon for those fighting this fight. NASCAR is DEEPLY entrenched in racist, southern, regressive, bigoted culture, so if even THEY are taking these steps, it's a MASSIVE sign of the changing culture.
