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Squinch

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1. First, those who voted for Hillary are of the opinion that the candidate who
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 06:35 AM
Aug 2016

most strongly supported economic justice won. We feel that her plans were more practical and more likely to result in the economic changes that we all want.

Second, the way to show African American people that you will make sure the needs of historically oppressed communities are never subordinated is to not ignore or dismiss the words of African American people. Don't say that they do not understand the issues well enough to see your enlightened point. Don't say that they are working against their own interests which implies that you understand their interests better than they do. Don't say or imply they are victims of Stockholm Syndrome. Don't say or imply that social issues should be subverted to economic issues, or that dealing with economic issues will solve social issues when POCs tell you, over and over again, that this is simply not true.

Don't say "we need to find ways of showing you." The fact is that AA's don't need to be shown anything. Those who did the above things, those who feel they "need to find ways of showing" AA people how to agree with them, need to fundamentally change the way they look at this problem.

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