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In reply to the discussion: Thom Hartman joins number of white progressives slamming those criticizing #BLM [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Please read my post #64. It's long, but it puts the needed strategy in historical perspective.
We can't change society to make it safe for Black people unless we elect a majority of very liberal people to Congress and get a strong fighter for liberal policies, not just with regard to race but also economic and environmental policies in the White House.
Middle-of-the-roaders like Hillary are just not going to fight and do what is needed, not for Blacks, not for the poor, not for the environment.
The thing I like about BLM is that they are willing to stand up and say what they think. I like the listing of the names. That is effective.
What I don't like is that they are embarrassing their friends. The truth is that a minority of white people have lost their lives and have sacrificed for the rights of Black people.
We would not have had a Civil Rights Act or even Brown v. Board of Education without liberal majorities on the Supreme Court and in Congress. So the first priority of the BLM movement needs to be, from a strategic point of view, getting really liberal people elected to Congress and to the White House. Third Wayers are not going to fight on any of these issues. They are defeatists from the get-go.
My beef with BLM is about the strategy. Black people are not yet the majority. They have to have support from Hispanics, whites and others if they are to win the rights and protection they need. That's just reality. Sorry. Don't shoot the messenger. That's all I am. I am just stating the obvious truth.