6. The analyst who has written best on this is @CoreyRobin, whose blog posts are worth looking up.
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7. I hope
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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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@dsquareddigest Yeah, this tradition is a dead-end. But it's useful to understand it on it's own terms.1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
@dsquareddigest I think "Two Solitudes" is important for understanding Canada but as literature they seem a bit creaky.
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