23. George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party sitting w/ Nation of Islam in 1961. https://twitter.com/AtDawnTheyTweet/status/616828364461109248 …
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28. The "blackface" comment is likely outburst of Takei's personal feeling that Thomas was appropriating internment experience for bad ends
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29. This contextualization isn't to defend Takei's appalling words but they do show that they came from place of genuine pain.
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@HeerJeet Right, as bad as it sounds, what Thomas said has been a rallying cry of the oppressed. You can't break us -
@theslick24@HeerJeet but it sounds like high pious nonsense from Thomas. Like a rich man smoking a cigar saying the poor are rich in spirit - Show replies
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@HeerJeet at the core CT's argument was a subtle defense of white supremacy that people of color shouldn't accept.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet This seems like the generous interpretation, and may very well be right. Lacks a foundation to make people not think it's crazy. -
@jfpgaffney@HeerJeet Foundation is the long history of Thomas' other judicial opinions laying out this very philosophy - Show replies
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@HeerJeet except a great many people recognize that minorities can't take systemic racism without odd and violent consequences popping up.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I answered what I KNEW I belived...which was true in EVERY other instance of this happening... Just like George...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet do we really need to worry ourselves about his background—however interesting that may be—to understand his definition of dignity? -
@HeerJeet it's a pretty standard definition and—at least in the written opinion—kennedy is really conscientious about using the same one - Show replies
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