This kinda reminds me of his eulogy of John Lewis, which he took as an opportunity to shit-talk Kwame Ture for no real reason. He clearly sees his role as explaining to minorities that they aren't behaving right because he doesn't see them as genuine political actors to be courted, but inconveniences to be chided in order to be seen as r…
This kinda reminds me of his eulogy of John Lewis, which he took as an opportunity to shit-talk Kwame Ture for no real reason. He clearly sees his role as explaining to minorities that they aren't behaving right because he doesn't see them as genuine political actors to be courted, but inconveniences to be chided in order to be seen as reasonable by reactionary whites. To be fair, thirty years of being told that the 'Sister Souljah moment' was a high-mark of political savvy rather than dumb and pointless hasn't helped.
This kinda reminds me of his eulogy of John Lewis, which he took as an opportunity to shit-talk Kwame Ture for no real reason. He clearly sees his role as explaining to minorities that they aren't behaving right because he doesn't see them as genuine political actors to be courted, but inconveniences to be chided in order to be seen as reasonable by reactionary whites. To be fair, thirty years of being told that the 'Sister Souljah moment' was a high-mark of political savvy rather than dumb and pointless hasn't helped.
“He clearly sees his role as explaining to minorities that they aren't behaving right”
exactly this. third way dems just know better!