"I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." - MLK, Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail 1963
Notably, there was an age divide in support among Morehouse graduates: The alumni sitting to the left gave standing ovations during and after Biden's speech, while the 2024 graduating class mainly remained seated throughout.
I know it's hard to comprehend that there's people that aren't Trumpers/Republican that don't support genocide Joe, but there's literally millions of us.
And with regards to the photo you claim was from NYP...
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
There's absolutely nothing racist Joe "I don't want my kids to grow up in a racial jungle" Biden can do at this point to earn my vote. He lost it.
Edit: also, politicians are not your friends. We should also force them to the real left regardless if it upsets some or not. You're continually wanting to just continue the status quo.
How many Palestinian graduates were there at the HBCU today, genius?
Also, half the staff didn't want Biden there...
In a split vote, Morehouse faculty votes to award Biden an honorary doctorate.
A procedural oversight turned the faculty vote into a way for staff members to voice their opposition to Biden’s visit. The vote was 50-38, with roughly a dozen people abstaining.
Lawrence's quote:
“If you want to pull the major party that is closest to what you’re thinking, you must-YOU MUST-show them that you’re capable of NOT voting for them. If you don’t show them you’re capable of not voting for them, they don’t have to listen to you. I promise you that. I worked within the Democratic Party. I didn’t listen or have to listen to anything on the left while I was working within the Democratic Party, because the left had nowhere to go.” – Lawrence O’Donnell on the 2006 documentary, ‘An Unreasonable Man’.
What's your point? You're not going to change my mind and I'm not going to change your mind. That was never the goal. There's a reason I don't type out a novel for every response like you do. Because I don't really care. We're getting Trump again and it's all Biden's fault.
Among those issues, according to people familiar with the discussions, was student worry that their achievements would be overshadowed by a stump speech. They have expressed frustration that the format of the event and the level of security required for such a high-profile visit resulted in limited tickets for family members, many of whom would be required to watch from an overflow room.
Stephen Benjamin, the president’s director of public engagement who conducted the meeting, says Biden is intent on keeping the focus on the graduates.
Biden's losing black support, of course he's going to pander. Did you watch the speech? I honestly have no idea how he's expected to make it another 4 years. It's elder abuse at this point.
Centrist Dems went back to brunch and got lazy once Biden won. Maybe we need a fire lit under people's asses to get them in the streets and fighting for change again.
It's 100% the candidates fault if they lose. Dems think Biden is the best they got to go against Trump. "Democracy is on the line!" Yet they can't even do the bare minimum to earn votes so just yell "but Trump" and voter shame.
This is from the Bernie campaign and still rings true today. Want my vote, earn my vote. https://youtu.be/TNrUyd6zlDQ
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