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I like this part about how Black conservatives are maligned for not being liberal. No one considers it racist to a) assume all Black people should be, or are, liberal/progressive or b) that any Black person who isnt those things should be subject to violence/ostracization/antagonism. How is THAT not racist?

I also think that a lot of Black people are afraid of white people and will only engage issues that will garner them the most sympathetic support. When a white lesbian couple adopted and murdered their Black children, there was very little sustained outrage about this. (But there was a hyper fixation on their son hugging a cop). When a white man went to Buffalo and murdered Black residents, this is never brought up. But you can buy tshirts that list the names of all the Black people murdered by the police. Meanwhile, Black criminals murdering Black residents is a non-starter for many Black liberals/progressives.

All of it is performative. It is easier to be mad at a white person who doesnt accept Beyonce or want a Black Ariel. Black people are more interested in Black pop culture than Black people. I think the police thing is only salient because historically this has been a problem (ie stop and frisk, the central park 5, rodney king, etc). I have found a lot of Black people prefer to make Black history onnipresent versus adjusting their perspectives. So Black politics is really rooted in the past, not the present or future.

I think the racism thing is interesting. Part of me thinks that Black people dont know what to do about racists and wont commit to any solutions outside of forced inclusivity/diversity training. You call a white person racist and then what? A lot of Black people wont even admit cancel culture exists, which is part of the victimhood narrative that allows Black people to escape accountability and insist on powerlessness.

A lot of Black do endure racism and have no recourse. No one to help them or do anything to make it stop. A lot of Black people are really on our own. Meanwhile, a Black liberal calls herself an activist for pointing out (exclusively) white racism while having no substantive politics that could help actually Black people.

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Mark Tyson's avatar

Trotsky warned about putting a minus where our opponents put a plus. Is Ada criticising the work ethic to score political points? In any case today’s race ideologues argue for race quotas, entitlements and compensation for historical injustices, not hard work. Sewell has more in common with the racial uplift philosophy than he admits. Sewell’s charity is called Generating Genius, his focus is racial, on young black boys. If genius is natural why would it need generating? Genius no matter how natural requires hard work. Perhaps success has made Lord Sewell complacent.

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