Dear White Progressives, "", Regards, A Black Woman

[MrWendel]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/29/1493709/-Dear-White-Progressives-Regards-A-Black-Woman

By Bravenak


This is Morehouse. An HBCU. Nice to see you guys there.

Hi There.
You seem very angry.

I notice a lot of you are very outraged at black voters and their voting habits. I understand the anger, the fear, the confusion.. Although I do not have to explain anything, I feel like explaining the power of the black vote and help you understand.

Black voters are finding our voices and recognizing our power. We know that we CAN make or break a campaign. Therefore, candidates need to do more than just generic campaigning, focusing on things that white progressives want to focus on, while ignoring "wedge" issues or issues we care about.

We are not the ones making demands upon his supporters to do as we do, or even explain why they do as they do. We are not telling you what’s best for you. I hope you know that we are not taking anything from you by discussing the power of our collective vote and voices.

Some feel like they are losing power. That we are gaining it at their expense. Well, I have to tell you, quite franlky, that that power should have NEVER rested solely in their hands in the first place, at OUR expense.

The nation will not get any whiter. We will not go in reverse. We have lived forever in an uneven power structure and we will take our share of it. Things need to be fair. You will get used to it, as we have. The world is not ending.

Do you think we like living in a nation where white people have so much power over us? That we do not feel rage? Impotent rage? We must gather together and use our power collectively in order for us to have any opportunity to progress. To get to where YOU are.

All you are dealing with is a very small taste of what we deal with everyday.

[rbrnmw]

1. Thank You

[lunamagica]

2. K&R.

[UtahLib]

3. K&R. nt

[mhatrw]

4. I think it is great for black voters to have more electoral power.

I also think it would be great if the people who purport to speak for all black voters would explain what changes to our current political system they would most like to use the electoral power of the black voters they speak for to enact.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Or do something

Unlike Cornell West who just sells books off of the status quo. SQ goes away - he stops making money.

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. I'm sure you do. eom.

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. When bravenak lays it down

it stays down.

[SusanCalvin]

7. Word.

[brer cat]

8. K&R!

Thank you, MrWendel.

[Coolest Ranger]

9. Could not have

said it better

[randys1]

10. This is excellent.

[BlueMTexpat]

11. Thanks for posting, MrW!

It's good to see that a very strong and brave voice is not lost to DU altogether.

[etherealtruth]

12. K&R, I wish this could be posted in GD or GDP for people to (at least) think about what sheis saying

Nothing good would likely come from posting it in the main forums though.

[Starry Messenger]

13. k&r

[The Polack MSgt]

15. Can I kick it?

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Why not? I am, with a rec. nt

[Hortensis]

17. Excellent, Bravenak. This power was absolutely realized today

as it has virtually clinched the choice for our Democratic nominee for President.

I haven't found any of what will no doubt be mountains of analyses yet, but the very idea that there could be going backward now is ridiculous. From my viewpoint, what happened today was...seminal and eventually everyone will come to understand that. Truly matter-of-fact acceptance may only be fully accomplished with a little time and die-off, of course, but that also will happen as surely as such things do.

Congratulations, guys. And thank you. Living in a nation of unfairness and impotent rage isn't good for anybody.