Charles M. Blow@CharlesMBlow: With the Critical Race Theory panic & the book banning, a huge portion

[BeckyDem]

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( Undeniable, thank you, Charles.)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Thank you for posting that. . . . nt

[BeckyDem]

3. You're welcome. Charles is a wonderful truth teller, no veneers.

[ancianita]

2. No more than 23% of America, Charles. That's it. 77% did not vote GOP. Remember

that corporate media amplify that 23% at the expense of what most Americans think.

Remember what James Weldon Johnson said about how America should deal with race in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: all races should be judged by their best, not their worst. And that we are not what we are called; we are only what we answer to.

77% will never answer to the 23%. We 77% and they have nothing in common. We 77% will boldly advance civilization without them.

[BeckyDem]

4. +1. We still have to deal with that percentage and it is well represented

in the congress and senate. We must keep fighting, as you say, and we are.

[ancianita]

5. We have to deal, but not at the expense of amplifying their power. We have to make it so

they have to deal with US, not the other way around, however lazy and easy it is for them to tear down democratic structure. We should never confuse their small and creepy teardown and cockblocking for power. Even their money isn't power; rule of law is winning over 64 court rulings in our favor and five states losing cheating-by-gerrymandering in four states -- and Marc Elias is just getting started.

[BeckyDem]

6. Point taken. I see it differently, Charles Blow is stating what they want...

I don't see that fact as an amplification of their power.

[ancianita]

7. I hear you. Still, 23% is not a "huge portion," and I just address him with that perspective, is all

[BeckyDem]

8. No problem, your address to him is quite valid.

Imo, the issues will and can be resolved if we can achieve a supermajority. GOP is so off the rails, we must keep them in the basement so to speak until decent people begin to run in that party.


Thank you for the great back & forth! I enjoyed it.

[ancianita]

9. Thanks.

I enjoyed it, too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. 23% IS a huge portion. 76 million people is huge; they do not have to be a majority to be huge

They can't be completely eliminated or cut out or forgotten or excommunicated.

They have to be dealt with in various ways.

They are part of our reality, even if they pretend that we aren't part of theirs.

[DBoon]

13. over-represented is more lie it

and very well financed

[BeckyDem]

14. Good point!

[hippywife]

11. That is no lie.

I've heard it rumored that here in OK, legislators are also wanting to ban teaching about the Trail of Tears, as well.

[BeckyDem]

16. Not much shocks me anymore, but damn that is crazy dangerous if true.

[hippywife]

17. This state specializes in crazy. nt

[Skittles]

12. EXCELLENT

and I really appreciate him adding a qualifier to WHITE AMERICA - lots of us are disgusted by repuke attempts to, er, whitewash history

[BeckyDem]

15. I thought so, we cannot ignore what their intent is all about.