20/Because if moral power goes away, only physical power remains. And the Right has all of the physical power. http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/you-and-whose-army.html …
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21/Therefore, for the good of the country's most vulnerable, I recommend that we of the Left be more judicious in our condemnations. (end)
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Replying to @Noahpinion
The problem with this discussion, every time, is that we only ever analyze language for its effect on white racists. (1/x)
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Replying to @csilverandgold
I have a very very very very very good reason for centering white people in this discussion. It is because they have the guns.
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Replying to @Noahpinion
But you understand why "you should be more afraid of racists" is a tough sell, no? Why not make the argument as the tough sell it is?
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Replying to @csilverandgold
It's a tough sell, sure. But that was exactly the argument I was trying to make with this thread.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @csilverandgold
Basically: "Want white people to be much much much worse? Make the 'racist' label unconditional, and they will get much much much worse."
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Replying to @Noahpinion
I just fear that most people who make this argument don't realize they're asking for a meaningful sacrifice in exchange for a counterfactual
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Replying to @csilverandgold @Noahpinion
I wish white liberals would say "I get it, but please cool it because..." rather than, "Your language is bad tactics, stop it."
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Replying to @csilverandgold
I thought that's exactly what I was saying in this thread!
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lol that is... not what I got. But I suppose it is difficult to write for a diverse audience.
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Replying to @csilverandgold
Yeah, especially on Twitter! Anyway, I tried to start the thread with "Yeah, I see how this is true", then move on to practical concerns.
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