The view of the #1619Project that baffles me most is the idea that it is a project intended for (and intended to enrage/spur) white liberals, as if black Americans — the heart of the project — are somehow invisible.
There are numerous pieces in The Federalist and other right-leaning outlets that seem to argue that the history of slavery is “divisive” and will only raise the ire of audiences, without contemplating that that history is the history of millions of Americans.
In all seriousness, isn’t this what the whole “easily offended” and “whoa triggered” thing was about? People letting their feelings get in the way of… facts, shall we say?
I’m just saying, some “free speech” proponents sure seem a little… snowflakey about this effort.
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As always, happy to discuss this with any number of folks on the Right, as I’ve done so before. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…
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