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In reply to the discussion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to Whoopi's request that she sit back [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Not an apt comparison at all - in fact, it's rather bizarre.
One of the key lessons that black folks preach to other black folks - especially younger, less experienced ones - is to prepare, prepare, prepare before you jump out on Front Street. Watch, listen and learn is not the same as sitting back and doing nothing.
And the white folks you're talking about weren't saying this to the black folks who had just joined the movement. They were telling ALL black people to sit back and be patient and not fight back. That's very different than a young, eager person with little experience being advised by people on their side fighting in the same battle to take some time to learn their turf before trying to take over the movement.
So, please spare us the Civil Rights movement analogy. It's completely misplaced.