LaVar Hosting Jeopardy July 26-30 Stan Account 👁

Takes like “Obama didn’t do enough stimulus and that’s why Dems got crushed in ‘10” at BEST accept racism as a structural feature of American life we are all obligated to just work around. Corporate power? Legislate it away. Racist power? Eh! Whaddya gonna do?

I can absolutely fully get with the idea that we need a shift in strategy around anti-racism, that too many gains since the 70s have gone to 20-30% of blacks leaving 70-80% maybe even worse off than before. I can get with “we need more focus on money and corporate power.”

I can get with “the default position should be deficit spending until you reach full employment,” though I have questions as to wtf “full employment” means in a mass incarceration society.

I cannot get with any narrative of Barack Obama’s presidency or Donald Trump’s rise or fucking American political history that does not center race and racism. Cannot, will not, and will do my best to fight against it and anybody who espouses it.

Okay, I’m done now. I shouldn’t be so mad at this stuff but I totally am!!!

Yeah I finished the article and it’s garbage. I understand how people voted for Jill Stein now. If the only candidtes around were this backwards on social justice, I might throw in a protest vote for an anti-racist candidate. Why not?

I am believing God that one day people will understand how coalitions work, and that denigrating the successes of your political allies (I mean social justice activists, not Barack Obama) is not a great way to build coalitions!!!

Like... I. Get. It. People feel like social justice shit gets all the shine (although we haven’t gotten much LEGISLATION) and nobody cares about giving people jobs, money, and healthcare. (Except all politicians talk about is giving people jobs, money, and healthcare but w/e).