Thread by @GregoryMcKelvey

I’m going to need the white left to take several seats on claiming victory over Donald Trump.

1. White youth still voted for Trump in way too high numbers
2. Black people especially Black women saved you
3. Black people, for many reasons, are not as progressive as you ascribe

Basically, there is a lot more organizing to do and you can’t just say listen to Black people and then be very mad Biden was the nominee (in large part because of Black people) and then take credit for defeating Trump.

There are many factors to every election of course but this more than many others is very explainable by Black people showed TF up to save the nation. Not the youth, not white youth, BLACK PEOPLE.

We just can’t keep living in a fairy tale where we ascribe our own politics to all marginalized communities, don’t engage with them, and then take credit for their victories.

Many of the same exact people or at least the demographic who made Biden the nominee are the ones who defeated Trump. So we need some introspection here on the left of why that is, if you can admit that’s good, and how we square that with claiming to uplift Black voices.

Cuz it can’t be all the things. I am a socialist and Black and I can’t stand class reductionists but it’s also so frustrating to see people who claim to always follow the lead of Black people be unable to acknowledge any truths about the Black electorate.

So pick one. Are you a class reductionist or is it listen to Black people. And if it’s the latter, why don’t they vote the same as you. And is that your fault, their fault, the fault of capitalism or what? And how do you expect to change it aside from shitposting?

We (the left) keep fuxking losing and it feels like we are delusional and it sucks to be a Black leftists who doesn’t wanna come off as just a basic liberal but also thinks representation, voting, and yes race - matter.

“Bernie would have won in a landslide” is just so dismissive of the fact that for some reason he didn’t have the same appeal to Black voters and also Black voters are what made Biden win both the primary and general. How can you square that without being class reductionist?

Okay rant over I think. Can’t wait to be called a liberal cuz I’m glad Trump lost, think it matters a lot, and want Black voters to get the credit.