To me, the larger fight is to upend patriarchy and racism. Yeah, Talarico is better than Paxton, no question! (And less objectionable than Adolf Titler). HOWEVER: if one is concerned (AS ONE SHOULD BE!) with the push to center white men AGAIN as the voice of the party, then LISTEN TO BLACK WOMEN.
Anyway, I think the point is -- work on your white brethren and sistren in TX on this race and stop scolding Black voters in particular. You said their candidate was not "electable." So work YOUR asses off to elect the alternative and stop demanding labor from others.
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(edited for typo) They froze, we stared at each other, they backed down and are now back to kicking the ball back and forth, talking uncomfortably about something else. And now I have to stay here until they leave in order to establish my having the last word over the situation. Fucking lame. /2
He understands better than you do from what I read. I’ve noticed and been shocked by the sudden hatred of AIPAC and it didn’t take me long to get that it was the next phase of antisemitism and jew bashing. It’s soooo clear.
That “Strong independent Black Women” label has caused me a lot of grief. People automatically decided that the strong and independent don’t need help. Here’s to Black women struggling in silence, we don’t deserve this.
I’m out on a night bike ride and stopped on a bench in a park. Two teenage boys are kicking a soccer ball back and forth a ways away. One of them just told a racist joke to the other about Juneteenth. So I shouted in my deepest voice, “FUCK YOUR RACIST ASS, YOU FUCK.” /1
If I lived in Texas, of course I'd vote for Talarico. I'm probably gonna donate and write postcards, for that matter. HOWEVER: there are legitimate reasons for Black voters (Black women in particular) to feel that they have been overlooked and disregarded and are now being asked to do more. 1/2
Because Jews have ties to Israel, intimate ties - historic, familial, biblical. It’s our homeland. We are raised with it in our blood. Jews may or may not support aipac (I’m sure most do because democracy and all) but our ties to Israel is a fact. But that’s not the reason behind anti-AIPAC
