Protest alone cannot permanently eradicate racial discrimination because interests shift

Evidence

But protesting racist policies can never be a long-term solution to eradicating racial discrimination—and thus racist ideas—in America. Just as one generation of powerful Americans could decide or be pressured by protest to end racial discrimination, when the conditions and interests change, another generation could once again encourage racial discrimination. That’s why protesting against racist power has been a never-ending affair in America. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 1259

Categorization

• XREF: Reinforces the core inversion: policy follows self-interest, so protest that doesn’t seize power only temporarily shifts policy until interests change. — connects to: Protest events alone do not change anything without ongoing political organization; Litigation victories alone could not change entrenched voting discrimination — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1384