Question about black men voting habits.

[OneBro]

19. I appreciate your question.

Not because it's a good question, but I assume you are asking in good faith, and I assume you really are an "ole white man" who is no more and no less racist than anyone raised in America. With that in mind . . .

I would not assume black women can explain why some black men don't vote for the same reason that I would not assume that 9 individual black men who don't vote could then explain why the 10th black man doesn't vote. The internet is awash with black people explaining why they don't vote. Most of the explanations leave me scratching my head, angry, shaking my head, stupefied, or a combination thereof. Of course, one must ALWAYS question whether the self-described black person on the internet is actually black, American, or over the age of 9.

As a general rule, pundits/talking heads and pollsters can only tell you what someone else supposedly told them.

Finally, consider this: Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas are the only two black men who have ever been on the US Supreme Court. One was a towering warrior for civil rights and human dignity, the other is effectively Mitch McConnell in a robe.

I appreciate your question because it's always risky - particularly for a white person - to ask about anything related to race. I don't think we can get over race until we are free to ask risky questions, so long as those questions are made in good faith.

Be well.
OneBro