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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22. I'm thinking here of Marcus Garvey's attempts to meet the KKK. He wanted to negotiate with the honest enemy.
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@AtDawnTheyTweet Where's that photo from.
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@HeerJeet "Smiling Faces Sometimes" -- w/ that lyric "smiling faces tell lies" -- was one of Thomas's favored songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJZcVi5BA4 … -
@CoreyRobin@HeerJeet Thomas sounds so traumatized by American racism that he's racism it's institutions in a Stockholm syndrome way
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@HeerJeet one time i saw a really weirdly polite conversation thread between black and white nationalists on some 8chan boardThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Bunny Colvin told McNulty in The Wire that, in effect, libs were "smiling faces" on racism and at least racists were upfront.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I think Thomas has internalized what anti-racist liberals see as racism as an acceptable atmosphere, but that's not part of his...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ... jurisprudence, that's part of being a staunch Republican conservative.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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