Society is a machine. It is not a perfect construct, but a constant work in progress whose shape is determined by its constituent masses. Over the past ten days, there has been a sweeping groundswell of support for change, triggered by the death of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis, and a recent spotlight on shooting of unarmed jogger Ahmaud Arbery by a father and son in Georgia on February 23. With President Donald Trump refusing his condemnation, the problem was clear – that the unlawful deaths of black men in America were too often deemed unworthy of punishment. Righteous objectors would be heard, whether through peaceful protest or violent revolt. Inaction is complicity. Yesterday (June 2, 2020), tens of thousands of people around the world joined #blackouttuesday, a...
