Aniyia and I watched this last night, and I want to share it this morning. We've never heard a white man in elected office talk like this. Clear and direct about the problems of racialized police oppression. I recommend watching it in full.
msnbc.com/the-last-word/…
msnbc.com/the-last-word/…
What struck me about this is not only that the Governor was saying the things I wanted to hear. It's specifically that the language he is using is the language of the movement. It shows how far we've come in changing the conversation. This is advocacy work.
If we can get every elected official to understand these issues the way that Tim Walz now understands them, we might see meaningful change.
This also stands in stark contrast to Pelosi's remarks yesterday.
The reason we educate ourselves around this movement is so we can develop better judgment when we listen to the people who claim to represent us. So we can tell if they get it or if they're full of shit.
The reason we educate ourselves around this movement is so we can develop better judgment when we listen to the people who claim to represent us. So we can tell if they get it or if they're full of shit.
A choice quote from the segment, paraphrased:
"Minnesota is at the top in many categories for quality of life. Life expectancy, personal income, etc. But when you break down by race and look at just Black people, we drop to 50th."
"Minnesota is at the top in many categories for quality of life. Life expectancy, personal income, etc. But when you break down by race and look at just Black people, we drop to 50th."
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