1. Okay, George Takei is forcing me to do a twitter essay.
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2. "Clown in blackface" implies that Thomas is not really black. Problem with that is, of course, that Thomas is in fact black.
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3. But it's more than just the fact that Thomas is black. Thomas's philosophy is organic outgrowth of his black experiences
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4. To be clear: Thomas' jurisprudence is terrible, harmful to many, and in particular harmful to fellow blacks.
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5. But however appalling Thomas' jurisprudence is, it is also an organic byproduct of Thomas' experience as a black man in racist society.
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6. The analyst who has written best on this is
@CoreyRobin, whose blog posts are worth looking up.2 replies 9 retweets 20 likes -
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7. I hope
@CoreyRobin will forgive me if I try to imperfectly summarize his various blog posts in twitter form.2 replies 5 retweets 4 likes -
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8. Thomas' philosophy (unlike say Justice Roberts) doesn't come out of underestimating racism or thinking that racism is over.
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9. Thomas' core position is that racism is inextricably woven into fabric of American society, so that liberal amelioration is futile
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10. American society, for Thomas, is so racist that blacks can't rely on do-good white liberals. Palliative measures have perverse effects
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11. For Thomas, the only thing black Americans can rely on is 1) own self-help and 2) promise of color-blind rule of law in constitution.
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12. Far from being "in blackface" Thomas comes out of a genuine tradition of black conservatism that rejects liberal palliative measures.
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13. Here's a great
@CoreyRobin essay on Thomas, black nationalism, and constitutional conservatism.6 replies 5 retweets 6 likes - Show replies
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