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Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
Wed Nov 1, 2017, 01:11 AM Nov 2017

"I'm a black man who moved to the Deep South."

Worth a read: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/10/31/16571238/black-man-deep-south-race

I appreciated the following line:

"A sense of powerlessness simmered into frustration — the bitter realization that principles and pragmatism don't often dwell in harmony when it comes to race in America."

I'd say that applies to party politics, as well.

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"I'm a black man who moved to the Deep South." (Original Post) Garrett78 Nov 2017 OP
kick and rec...n/t bluecollar2 Nov 2017 #1
Very good read. Excellent. K&R secondwind Nov 2017 #2
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