As Jemar Tisby reminds us, Black Americans have never had the luxury of purism as they make their political choices — a luxury that only privileged people, the kind who can toy with voting for Jill Stein or not voting at all – in either case, effective...
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William Lindsey :toad:wrote last edited by [email protected]
As Jemar Tisby reminds us, Black Americans have never had the luxury of purism as they make their political choices — a luxury that only privileged people, the kind who can toy with voting for Jill Stein or not voting at all – in either case, effectively voting for Trump – can afford.
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Frederick Douglass’ Realistic Advice about Voting
He knew that with limited options, Black people had a clear choice.
(jemartisby.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Black Americans have long since been forced to see that neither party in our binary political system is ideal or pure, and the choice is always between the worse or the less worse. Tisby writes,
"Choosing between two candidates—neither of whom represent your values completely—is nothing new. And it is not an excuse to withdraw from the political process."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Frederick Douglass knew that in a binary political system, there would be one party that more clearly stood for racial progress and unity than the other.
For him, there was no question which party to support.
Political options today remain as binary and as clear as they were 140 years ago. Make your choice."
There's always been deep wisdom in African-American culture as it deals with mainstream culture. We ignore it to our peril.
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Alarodreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy That’s definitely not the case this time. One candidate clearly represents everyone’s interests better. And it’s not Trump.
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Arqtecreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
I agree Completely
The system serves those that participate in it
The America of 1776 is not the America of 2024
We are a Work needing to be completed
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Arqtec last edited by
@Arqtec Thank you. Well-stated. I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Alarod last edited by
@Alarod I agree.
