The Challenge for White Liberals

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12. "I’m not here to judge or support the manner in which these activists confronted Sanders. I’ll

simply note that many of the people criticizing them are the ones who have celebrated the same tactics when used in other situations: Exhibit A." ..

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"Any of that sound familiar? Zuky goes on from there with a description that sounds an awful lot like what happened both at Netroots Nation and in the aftermath.

From what I can see, though, a solid majority of white liberals maintain a fairly hostile posture toward anti-racist discourse and critique, while of course adamantly denying this hostility. Many white liberals consider themselves rather enlightened for their ability to retroactively support the Civil Rights movement and to quote safely dead anti-racist icons, even though their present-day physical, intellectual, and political orbits remain mostly segregated...Armed with “diversity” soundbites and melanin-inclusive photo-ops, they seek electoral, financial, and public relations support from people of color. Yet the consistent outcome of their institution-building agendas is to deprioritize and marginalize our voices, perspectives, experiences, concerns, cultures, and initiatives."

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-white-liberal-conundrum.html

Wow.. from 2007.. I should have read it then.. I had no idea. DU enlightened me, though.

I can see why some people wouldn't like this.. and I know they don't like smartypants because she has always called out the ignorance of those who have railed against President Obama over the last 7 years and counting.

I, of course, like her.. she is very smart.

Mahalo brave