Insurrection demands deepest reflection Bill McGill “The cry for civil rights is like a rubber band: intermittent passionate public support stretches it forward, despite those anchored in the past pulling it backward. It stretches and stretches until that support starts to drift away to something shinier and newer – then it snaps back. “The stretching has made it slightly longer, so there is some progress – three steps forward, two back is still a step forward – but it's nowhere near what was promised. And we await another horrific act to bring the unaffected back to help us pull forward again.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,