1. A few quick thoughts on Ben Carson, Bill Cosby, Rupert Murdoch & historical trajectory of black conservatism.
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2. There's a tradition of black conservatism in America which is very different than white conservatism & has much to offer.
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3. White conservatism in America is based on a sense of triumphialism: Reagan's City on A Hill as beacon for the world.
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4. Black conservatism has no such triumphalism. It is pessimistic, emphasizing not individual triumph but group survival through adversity.
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5. Emphasis in black conservative tradition on self-help & personal responsibility based on idea that white America will never give an inch
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6. This black conservatism is a scattered tradition but you can find strands in Garvey, Zora Neale Hurston, Nation of Islam, etc.
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@HeerJeet Have you read Paul Cowan's profile of (the young) Jesse Jackson? https://books.google.com/books?id=sm8RBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=%22jesse+jackson:+a+return+to+the+fundamentals%22&source=bl&ots=z02VGsuUih&sig=V3HhJwo_NhGuW-wBmM1nwdgixu0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIje_D-PCxyAIVRGg-Ch2_jA4i#v=onepage&q=%22jesse%20jackson%3A%20a%20return%20to%20the%20fundamentals%22&f=false …1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
@notjessewalker No, should look up. Jackson is definitely part of this story.
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