" .. You're waiting on the goodwill and the moral conscience of what you see are your oppressors ..."
Exactly !
In the good old days of history - before political correctness - the victors got the gold, taxed the loosers to support the occupying army, sent the opposition to the Gulags, and censored anybody foolish enough to complain.
Now we pay the loosers .... in the progress of history  .-)