2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Interrupting Bernie: Exposing the White Supremacy of the American Left" [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)What a bunch of crap.
I don't know of any "white" progressives who wouldn't love to see greater action against all kinds of racial discrimination, genuine reform of the justice system --- and economic justice.
To go along with this polarization along skin color lines that this author and BLM are promoting is simply divisive, destructive and counterproductive of the goals that African-Americans and progressive Americans want for this nation.
I understand the frustration with the country's first black U.S. President and his lack of forthrightness and boldness on racial issues -- but the Tea Party and the Repuglicans are the regressives here. Targeting Bernie Sanders and the most progressive elements of the Democratic Party is just plain stupid.
You know the MLK quote is from April 1963 and the civil rights movement had the courageous support of progressives from the north, folks like Bernie Sanders -- and that resulted in the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. The reform came because of the actions of MLK and hundreds of thousands of African-Americans who understood the 'prize' and knew how to get it. For some of these BLM types to be so ignorant of history is frankly disturbing and bodes ill for any more progress.
And I'm sorry, but to see a 'white' guy like Jamie Utt bandying about terms like "whiteness", "White supremacy" and "White space" is almost creepy.