Barack Obama is a sacred cow to the majority of African Americans. Criticizing him (or Oprah or Beyonce) for almost anything comes w/ guaranteed blowback. It’s not generally advisable politically. I believe in the substance of Bernie’s criticism of the Democratic Party though.
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I need progressives to understand something. Barack Obama’s humanity, his Blackness, his culture, and that of Michelle & and the girls, transcend politics for most African Americans. He was a political moderate, but his humanity, in context of the Oval Office was revolutionary.
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I think we must find a way to simultaneously honor Obama’s humanity & political achievements while simultaneously interrogating the fact that he built the current systems of deportation and drone warfare. I can respect him AND say the Democratic Party went to shit on his watch.
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