2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can't the Cornel West apologists admit that his use of the word "n***ized" [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)But then, you know, I've actually gone back and read what the man has written, and tried to listen to the words he's spoken (it's hard - computer problems.) And what i'm finding really doesn't much resemble the claims of third-person narratives from Clinton supporters.
In fact what I'm seeing from Clinton supporters is exactly what I described. I've seen Cornell West labeled a "hustler" and "poverty pimp." I see Pnwmom's - among others - making OP after OP about how West needs to shut his mouth and sit down, know his place and show the proper respect to his betters. all without a single word about the substance of what west has said, only against the tone with which he said it.
It's my understanding that this sort of attitude and rhetoric is a real problem when Bernie supporters directed it at persons like Tia Oso or Marissa Johnson. Why has it suddenly stopped being a problem when Clinton supporters point it at Cornell west?