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Well well well.
4, or so, years ago, I said (in a thread somewhere around here) that Barack Obama will set a precedent (one way or the other), for future "black" presidential candidates. That in time the confetti will all fall to the ground and black folks will see Obama for what he is, politically speaking.
...To the extent that now we see black folk unapologetic and are asking of Kamala, her agenda for black folks. Many, I bet, were Obama defenders, now see the political light. Kamala is attempting to go by the Obama play book, however it seems up to this point, that is not going well for her.
I see maybe a fraction of a fraction of black folk attempting to cape for Kamala. Far far less then there were for Obama. I like to think that we are becoming more politically aware and aren't falling for same kind of talking points and passive-aggressive rhetoric used to buffer Obama and that is a good thing. Much credit I give to the New Black Media (NBM) for speaking to the issues and concerns that old (boule) black media fails to do; so much so that even they/mainstream media are beginning to hint at the things NBM are reporting and exposing.
4, or so, years ago, I said (in a thread somewhere around here) that Barack Obama will set a precedent (one way or the other), for future "black" presidential candidates. That in time the confetti will all fall to the ground and black folks will see Obama for what he is, politically speaking.
...To the extent that now we see black folk unapologetic and are asking of Kamala, her agenda for black folks. Many, I bet, were Obama defenders, now see the political light. Kamala is attempting to go by the Obama play book, however it seems up to this point, that is not going well for her.
I see maybe a fraction of a fraction of black folk attempting to cape for Kamala. Far far less then there were for Obama. I like to think that we are becoming more politically aware and aren't falling for same kind of talking points and passive-aggressive rhetoric used to buffer Obama and that is a good thing. Much credit I give to the New Black Media (NBM) for speaking to the issues and concerns that old (boule) black media fails to do; so much so that even they/mainstream media are beginning to hint at the things NBM are reporting and exposing.
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