Why are we not universally celebrating the changes we are beginning to see?

I've said it a million times and I stand by it: peaceful protest does not work.

It worked only once ever. Only because public image needed to be forced into a peaceful visage. With the racial equality movement in the United States during the 1960s.

Only during this time because of the fear mongering of the media, the white supremacists, and the ignorance of the world had painted the people of color in the world were of a savage, violent nature. This needed to be shown to be false, despite the abuse shown to them physically, mentally, emotionally.

It needed to be shown they would take the beatings, the hate and vitriol without fighting back. It needed to be shown they would take it all and still want; need the same equality. Some still tried to fight, and despite what you think of them, the black panthers, those lead by people like Malcom X, etc. they are always vilified, they are shown as the opposition to change, not a part of it. Never shown the countless lives saved by panthers upholding their right to bear arms, patrolling neighborhoods against the kkk, only the violence they sometimes enacted.

Even with those moments in history, those peaceful protests that eventually somewhat swayed just enough of the population to change law, look what was gained. Half measures. A system that still benefits from racism, a world that still metaphorically(and sometimes literally) locks its doors and minds to the truth that people are people all the same and that environment shapes people more than the color of skin.

No other time in history has it ever actually made a meaningful impact. I don't say no impact, I say no meaningful impact for revolution. Look how many policies have changed already in the past 2 weeks. Look what these companies have already begun to do. The backpedaling, the fear.

I remember the words of John F. Kennedy:

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."