2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: White progressive analysis of politics is fundamentally broken. [View all]NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)And it is an enormous MISTAKE to callously toss around the hateful and disgusting label or racist or racism in such a careless manner. It alienates people. When people are alienated they stop giving a shit. I am telling you that is exactly what is happening to me just by reading all the threads collectively attacking white people in one form or another since the election. I have spent my entire life standing up against racism and bigotry. The stuff I'm reading here has actually made me LESS LIKELY to do so in the future...I find it that offensive. If someone on your side is telling you this shit needs to stop then perhaps it's time to stop and think before tossing out ugly labels, or better yet...listen, REALLY listen. Sometimes things aren't always quite what they seem to be.