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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (54980)3/21/2008 6:21:12 PM
From: wonk  Read Replies (1) of 542198
 
...t's time for the Black community to stand tall against the Wright's and Farrakhan's of this world.

There is a natural tendency to close ranks, to defend the group to the detriment of whole. Its not a "black" issue - it's a "people" issue. Look at history and you'll see whole societies which have clung to their victim myths for hundreds if not thousands of years.

However, the believability - and the power - of the victimology narrative will be forever diminished if he is elected. If he does get the Dem nomination, and if he is elected, that will be a unappreciated but very welcome byproduct.
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