It is perplexing to me why so many woke black dudes get so caught up in the feelings of a white supremacist.
Stop worrying about their feelings; their feelings don't need to change for power to be taken from them. Positive change can happen without their consent
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No, black people are not exempt from "changing." That is I disagree with; there are tons of stuff so-called woke dudes do that undermine efforts for positive change and coalition building. Building a perfect union does not stop at racism.
-Stop using legit complaints about how the modern welfare state is failing black folk to push the tacit welfare queen crap, and supporting further destruction of the welfare state.
-Stop using legit objections to media imagery regarding black males to tell members of the LBGTQ+ community that they are less of men or people.
-Stop using legit grievances of how the media covers black issues to peddle Jewish conspiracy nonsense.
-Stop using valid disappoints of the lack of gains since the end of Jim Crow to start yearning for re-segregation. It will only empower white supremacist.
-Stop using legit complaints about the Democratic Party staying home on election day, all election days
-Stop using legit frustration about reciprocity with other demographics to tell immigrants that their fight is inconsequential
-Stop using frustrations with other demographics of black folk to tell black immigrants and biracial people that they are "less black" because they are not African-American or have two black parents
-Stop using urges for equal participation in the economic system to put so much faith in capitalism being the vehicle for economic equality
-Stop using anger over injustice to applaud and take pleasure in the crime justice system ravaging a white person. The whole point of criminal justice reform is for all people, especially poor black people to get the same treatment by the criminal justice system as an affluent white person. Laughing the courts washing a white person does the exact opposite
-Stop defending sexism, classism, homophobia, antisemitism, neoliberalism and other nonsense just because there is a black face attached to it.
I don't want this to come off as respectability politics because this is not about looking good to white people. It is about being consistent in your fight. If someone demands justice for their people, then you look like a hypocrite when you are willing to deny it to others, and adopt the behavior of your oppressors.
I see so many smart black people alienate would be liberal allies AND OTHER BLACK PEOPLE, with hypocritical stances. Yes, the white community has further to go, no question, but that should not blind us to counterproductive behavior within our community. Especially when this discussion is between black people
And finally stop letting the kneejerk reaction to legit criticism be "we white people do it too, or do it worst."
