Ep 166 // Andre Green On Our Current Inflection Point
"Andre Green is involved in non-profit work and politics in Massachusetts. He joins us to discuss the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the protests and police violence that followed. He shares his personal reaction, as well as his observations of reactions locally where he is, and shares his thoughts on the implications of this moment and how it could continue to develop. Episode Credits Producer/Host: J. McVay Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - START /// Andre Green on George Floyd, protests, police violence / Introduction 06:03 - Personal and local reaction in Massachusetts 09:36 - Local cases brought to light in aftermath 14:08 - Biggest surprises 17:02 - Specific words to use in discussions about protests (or riots, uprisings, etc.) / recognizing white privilege: “people tend to think a game they’re winning is fair” 21:32 - Recognizing the struggle of Black Americans as the “true red-pilling” white Americans need / “police” vs. “policing” and other discussions to have with people who need to hear them 25:40 - The role of police and the need for other people in other roles 32:38 - “But will it matter?” / an inflection point that could become a tipping point / letting hope in 41:24 - Hopes and predictions / “America’s founding disaster” 43:44 - Movie recommendations: ‘LA92,’ ‘The Weather Underground,’ and ‘Freedom Summer,’ but definitely not ‘The Help’ / wrapping up /// END 51:39 - A note on Maia Macdonald leaving BTRtoday 52:53 - “Sea of Sand” (BTR Live Studio, 2016) - Adia Victoria 60:47 - Outro/credits 61:27 - Finish. "