Down Memory Lane - so it turns out that Rev Jeremiah Wright

[malaise]

was correct as in right. That is all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright_controversy

[handmade34]

1. ...

[malaise]

3. Thanks for the link

[Solomon]

2. K&R

[brer cat]

4. K&R

[BComplex]

5. I thought what Pastor Wright said was correct at the time.

In fact, he was just saying what everyone already knew, but the media and government were trying to act like it wasn't true.

It was all true.

But it put Obama in a really bad position during an election. Obama had no choice but to denounce it, if he was going to get elected president.

[AllyCat]

6. I've never understood why people thought Wright was so bad

Of course, I understand that now.

[brooklynite]

7. Would it hurt to actually tell us what you think was right?

[malaise]

8. If you need my analysis you won't ever get it n/t

[Lucky Luciano]

9. A TL;DR summary would be useful as there are many things to read every day.

I don’t think he was being intentionally obtuse.

[Nasruddin]

11. My elevator pitch

American exceptionalism is bunkum, specifically demonstrated by the hypocritical white racism.

[PatrickforO]

10. American exceptionalism has allowed white America

to continue its lies and rationalizations. Wright did indeed speak the truth. The sad thing is that we will never really be a great republic until we come to grips with that, but once we do, and once we get rid of capitalist corruption, we really could be a great republic.

I'm glad O is starting to speak out now. He inspires many more than the right wing would have you believe. He inspires me.

[McKim]

12. Amen!!!!

Amen!!! Yes, Reverend Wright was right all along!!!! We must not allow right wing thinking narratives to stand unchallenged!