The excellent @esglaude debating @JohnHMcWhorter on 'wokeness' and anti-racism and McWhorter's new book on @Morning_Joe right now on @MSNBC
Worth your time.
Worth your time.
"The same thing is going on on the left" in terms of illiberalism and "closed minds," says McWhorter.
This is demonstrably false. There is no leftwing equivalent of 1/6, Great Replacement, QAnon, at the top levels of the Democratic Party and the liberal media.
This is demonstrably false. There is no leftwing equivalent of 1/6, Great Replacement, QAnon, at the top levels of the Democratic Party and the liberal media.
As for "closed minds," it is a majority of GOP voters who don't accept democracy right now, & it is the leadership of the Republican Party that denies climate change & basic science.
People can try & 'both sides' our current moment as much as possible but it's just not true.
People can try & 'both sides' our current moment as much as possible but it's just not true.
Glaude makes a good point that McWhorter's rhetoric on TV doesn't match the much harsher rhetoric in his book.
I've noticed a lot of people do this - write provocative stuff in a book, but sound much less provocative in person. Richard Dawkins is another classic example of this.
I've noticed a lot of people do this - write provocative stuff in a book, but sound much less provocative in person. Richard Dawkins is another classic example of this.
Voter suppression doesn't work as well on the ground as GOP would like, claims McWhorter, so not as a big problem as some on the left assume.
Literally no voting rights or gerrymandering expert agrees with this. Also... we haven't had any elections since these new 2021 laws! 🤔
Literally no voting rights or gerrymandering expert agrees with this. Also... we haven't had any elections since these new 2021 laws! 🤔
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