Over at FB, Matt Taylor has criticized my harping on Al Sharpton’s role in the NY Police Demonstrations
Anyone who starts shrieking about Sharpton in the face of peaceful and warranted protests, who acts as if Al Sharpton is in charge of all people of color, and who desperately tries to change the subject should take a look in the mirror. Matt Taylor, referring to me.
Mr. Taylor calling me a racist for criticizing Sharpton really made me angry. Sharpton is not alone. The Black community has a history of problems with bad leaders. How much harm do you think Farrakhan did ? Do you mourn Malcom X with the rest of us who remember Malcolm’s evolution and how he was murdered?
Malcolm was not alone Too many Back leaders have been shot while others have made lots of money, selling publicity. One of the saddest was Jesse Jackson who became very rich off of Dr. King’s memory. I believe Jackson eventually learned to do good, als it is too late and he has no cred anymore.
Seattle has its own failures to see the leadership from tis Black community,. Seattle’s own Robert Jeffrey (do you know him? Have you ever listened to him?) has never seem gained the public spotlight.
The same issue of racism by the Seattle community (note I do not refer to it as just the white community) has a long history. Remember John Williams? He was a mentally ill man, but seeing this sad man as a part of Seattle’s Indian culture demeans a lot of other people I suspect you know nothing about. What do you know of Bernie Whitebear or Chief Seattle himself. Do you know what Seattle or Chief Leschi did? Do you know what Bernie did? Does it fucking matter to you that Seattle’s statue is hidden under the monorail so tourists can fly by it while pigeons roost on it?
Meanwhile lace curtain liberals kvell about the Seattle Public Schools because the Teacher’s Union is opposed to educational reforms! Are the teachers racist too?