Why do we have less tolerance for anger than for injustice??

[DeadElephant_ORG]

Bottom line: Wright is speaking fearlessly to our nation's long, sordid, and continuing history of violent oppression. Is he accurate in all particulars? No. But in the main, Wright is right. And he is performing a moral service. I'd bet he's done more to fight oppression over the course of his life, and more to lift the oppressed, than ALL of the members of DU combined. Compared to Wright, we are armchair Democrats.

He says that it is the black church, not himself, that is under attack. I would go further. The right-wing-controlled media are attacking Wright as the means to silence ALL DISSENT. After Wright, who will dare to comment in public about our genocide of millions of native Americans? Who will dare to note that those chemical weapons that Saddam was supposed to have were the chemical weapons that we sold to him? Who will speak up for the native peoples of El Salvador and Nicaragua that we paid to have butchered for us? Who will point out that the very people who sent us to war on lies, and who question the patriotism of our likely nominee, avoided military service?

Is it politically convenient for this to arise now? Maybe. Maybe not. So what? Have you lost your soul?

[DeadElephant_ORG]

1. since when is it pragmatic to sell-out our principals? n/t

[EFerrari]

2. You make a very good point about stifling dissent.

People are having fits because Wright spoke up -- as if only one person can speak at a time. We're proving right here -- the suppression is working. We're policing OURSELVES.

[DeadElephant_ORG]

3. yes. We're letting the Right dictate what is and is not acceptable speech.