Excellent piece from The Root re: Kanye & Trump

[OneGrassRoot]

https://www.theroot.com/how-the-west-was-lost-1825559084 by T.D. Williams

Black and white Americans have been led to the same sad, barren place via different avenues. The ideas of the “alt-right” appeal to a lot of black men because they hit the same sweet spot with them as they do their intended audience, disaffected white men. But we are not so different, being men in America. The “alt-right” rhetoric speaks to those who posture and perform ultramasculinity but are ultimately disillusioned with society because they feel powerless.

Undereducated, consigned to cyclical underemployment, cut off from attaining the women in the videos and movies they watch, unable to articulate personal truths, desperate to belong to something that will make them feel that they, too, have “dragon energy”; this is how capitalism, brands and even hip-hop thrive—by making the bulk of us feel like losers while holding just out of reach the carrot on a stick of a future winning.

These are particularly insidious diseases masquerading as curative measures.

We are infected, no doubt about it. We are a country addicted to nostalgia, but with no regard for history. Nostalgia is history without moral reckoning; it keeps people pining for golden eras that never existed and anticipating a future that will never materialize. It keeps us invested in the brands that tailor themselves to fit our innermost fears and desires. It keeps us wed to the very hustlers and ethically challenged idiots who will happily lead us to our own demise, knowing that they’ve trained us to hold our own leashes for the duration of the walk.

[Wwcd]

1. Good Read! But maybe envious Trump wants what Macron has.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[OneGrassRoot]

2. I haven't seen any White House or Trump comments...

after Macron basically slapped him in his speech to Congress, have you? That had to hurt...lol.

[Wwcd]

3. Is Kanye Trump's John Lewis! Trump is all showmanship & bragging.

Recall his self satisfaction when Trump Tower was "Now the Tallest building in the land" statement, after the fall of the 9/11 Twin Towers.

He must always be stepping down on something or someone. His jealousy is uncontrollable.

[OneGrassRoot]

4. Ah, I see what you mean...

The Trump/Kanye, Macron/Lewis comparison went over my head, though I'm loathe to compare Kanye to John Lewis in any way, shape or form...but I hear you!

[Wwcd]

6. Lol. Lord no, not comparing the quality of the 2, but rather showing the

Shallow, stupidity of Trump & Kanye both.

This photo op bromance is so pathetic .

[OneGrassRoot]

8. Yes :) n/t

[FSogol]

5. K&R. "There has never been a better age for narcissists, charlatans and megalomaniacs."

[Wwcd]

7. + a million.