P.S @History Learner ,you want cyvil war in USA in 2008? easy-peasy,competent Putin murder Obama and blame it on bad white males.You have your war.
The US was less Woke in 2008 than it was right now. But there will undoubtedly be a huge surge of Wokeness, possibly nationwide, if our first black President gets killed. Interestingly enough, in a private conversation to some students, my 11th grade history teacher actually feared that this might happen after Obama got elected. Him getting assassinated by some racist nutjob, I mean.