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In reply to the discussion: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bernie Sanders, and Reparations [View all]jonestonesusa
(880 posts)"We're all the same before the Big Man in the sky took out his box of Crayolas, and colored some of us brown, some of us black, and some of us (WTF) a crayon color called FLESH."
The joy of being reductive - never goes out of style on the internet.
I'm moving on - and I'll be supporting Bernie Sanders in the presidential race because I think this campaign has the greatest promise for impacting the lives of the largest number of people, compared to the other candidates. I don't think he'll dismantle racism in housing, law enforcement, loan access, etc., singlehandedly, same as every other president and politician did not. I also think it's essential to challenge internalized racism in every politician and every person, akin to Coates' obvious point, but we get the most benefit from challenging people productively and thoughtfully, in the context of dialogue. When it comes to racism, call-outs are easy, dialogue is difficult.
Feel free to disagree - you probably will. PEACE.