A memo to President-elect Biden: Don’t coddle white racial anxieties

[Guno צְבִי]

As soon as media outlets called the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden, political commentators began pontificating on the need to unify and heal a deeply divided country. More votes were cast in this election than any other—approximately 145 million, with Biden receiving more total votes than any presidential candidate in history. But instead of conceding defeat, a salty Donald Trump is contesting the election through legal means, doubtlessly seeking to invalidate large numbers of votes from people of color—the traditional target of such electoral challenges.


Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud demonstrate that in order to heal the country, we must be clear about what’s really dividing us: racism.


But when many politicians and pundits talk about healing a divided nation, they create false equivalencies between the supposed “radical left” and historic white supremacist organizations. This will not set the table for understanding, nor will coddling the “white rage” that is often mischaracterized as economic anxiety.

If Biden is to truly heal a divided country, he should not coddle white racial anxieties rooted in a perceived loss of status and privilege. Policy should not be built on how it may assuage or enflame these pathologies.

Americans—particularly those who are Black, Native American, Asian American, and Latino or Hispanic—have little use for policymaking that’s distracted by the threat of a racist backlash. Being a president to all Americans means not centering white grievances rooted in false notions of superiority.


https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...ial-anxieties/

[Cinnabar]

As soon as media outlets called the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden, political commentators began pontificating on the need to unify and heal a deeply divided country. More votes were cast in this election than any other—approximately 145 million, with Biden receiving more total votes than any presidential candidate in history. But instead of conceding defeat, a salty Donald Trump is contesting the election through legal means, doubtlessly seeking to invalidate large numbers of votes from people of color—the traditional target of such electoral challenges.


Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud demonstrate that in order to heal the country, we must be clear about what’s really dividing us: racism.


But when many politicians and pundits talk about healing a divided nation, they create false equivalencies between the supposed “radical left” and historic white supremacist organizations. This will not set the table for understanding, nor will coddling the “white rage” that is often mischaracterized as economic anxiety.

If Biden is to truly heal a divided country, he should not coddle white racial anxieties rooted in a perceived loss of status and privilege. Policy should not be built on how it may assuage or enflame these pathologies.

Americans—particularly those who are Black, Native American, Asian American, and Latino or Hispanic—have little use for policymaking that’s distracted by the threat of a racist backlash. Being a president to all Americans means not centering white grievances rooted in false notions of superiority.


https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...ial-anxieties/

Agreed! We need to stop this crap of pandering to and coddling these unpatriotic bat crap crazy stupid conspiracy theorists and KKK Nazis! These regressives cannot even pretend to care enough about fellow Americans to wear a damn mask!

[T. A. Gardner]

Nothing like encouraging a race war is there...?

[Saudade]

And here we see the framing of not race baiting as "coddling." We're headed down the path of South Africa thanks to the left's embrace of "anti-racism."

[votebiden]

As soon as media outlets called the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden, political commentators began pontificating on the need to unify and heal a deeply divided country. More votes were cast in this election than any other—approximately 145 million, with Biden receiving more total votes than any presidential candidate in history. But instead of conceding defeat, a salty Donald Trump is contesting the election through legal means, doubtlessly seeking to invalidate large numbers of votes from people of color—the traditional target of such electoral challenges.


Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud demonstrate that in order to heal the country, we must be clear about what’s really dividing us: racism.


But when many politicians and pundits talk about healing a divided nation, they create false equivalencies between the supposed “radical left” and historic white supremacist organizations. This will not set the table for understanding, nor will coddling the “white rage” that is often mischaracterized as economic anxiety.

If Biden is to truly heal a divided country, he should not coddle white racial anxieties rooted in a perceived loss of status and privilege. Policy should not be built on how it may assuage or enflame these pathologies.

Americans—particularly those who are Black, Native American, Asian American, and Latino or Hispanic—have little use for policymaking that’s distracted by the threat of a racist backlash. Being a president to all Americans means not centering white grievances rooted in false notions of superiority.


https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...ial-anxieties/

Agree.

[votebiden]

Nothing like encouraging a race war is there...?

Then why do you do it?

[votebiden]

And here we see the framing of not race baiting as "coddling." We're headed down the path of South Africa thanks to the left's embrace of "anti-racism."

Why do you pro-racism assholes deserve respect?

[T. A. Gardner]

Then why do you do it?

That's the question addressed to you. The Progressive Left and Democrat party is chock-a-block with racists of every stripe. Their supporters and groups on the Left are too. The ones on the radical Right are all miniscule and discredited by everybody. So, why does the Democrat party support so much racism, and not just among members but among its leadership?

[Saudade]

Why do you pro-racism assholes deserve respect?

Look into what "anti-racism" actually is. It's not as simple as being against racism. I'm anti-anti-racism, but that doesn't make me pro-racist. It just means that I support racial equality without race baiting at every opportunity.

[votebiden]

That's the question addressed to you. The Progressive Left and Democrat party is chock-a-block with racists of every stripe. Their supporters and groups on the Left are too. The ones on the radical Right are all miniscule and discredited by everybody. So, why does the Democrat party support so much racism, and not just among members but among its leadership?

I think you are insane.

[votebiden]

Look into what "anti-racism" actually is. It's not as simple as being against racism. I'm anti-anti-racism, but that doesn't make me pro-racist. It just means that I support racial equality without race baiting at every opportunity.

Did you think any of that made sense?!

[Guno צְבִי]

Nothing like encouraging a race war is there...?

those days are over pandering to the uneducated white aggrieved christians

[T. A. Gardner]

I think you are insane.

Okay...

Do you agree with Thomas Perez's ideas on race like Disparate Impact theory? He's head of the DNC
How about the overt racism shown by AOC and her "Squad?"
Then there's Keith Ellison. He's on Biden's short list for a cabinet post. Do you agree with his positions as a member of the Nation of Islam?
Democrats in California got Proposition 16 on the ballot there to legalize discrimination in this election!
Go look at the comments of the likes of Al Sharpton, or Maxine Waters, and others in the Black (all Democrat) Congressional Caucus

I can find all kinds of racists and haters in the Democrat party. And, they're out in the open in positions of leadership.

[Saudade]

Did you think any of that made sense?!

Here, let me help you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-racism

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...racism/615424/

[votebiden]

Okay...

Do you agree with Thomas Perez's ideas on race like Disparate Impact theory? He's head of the DNC
How about the overt racism shown by AOC and her "Squad?"
Then there's Keith Ellison. He's on Biden's short list for a cabinet post. Do you agree with his positions as a member of the Nation of Islam?
Democrats in California got Proposition 16 on the ballot there to legalize discrimination in this election!
Go look at the comments of the likes of Al Sharpton, or Maxine Waters, and others in the Black (all Democrat) Congressional Caucus

I can find all kinds of racists and haters in the Democrat party. And, they're out in the open in positions of leadership.

you're upset about uppity niggras. fuck off