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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,DE>E/ :ITE PROGRESSIVE_/RADICAL1 

,I HAVE TO CONFESS ,I HAD NO IDEA H[ TRUE ! =ECA/S MADE 9 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT] TO ,:ITE ,PROGRESSIVES_/,RADICALS0 W\LD BE4 ,I HAD A HUN* ,I WAS CORRECT ON MANY PR$ICTIONS1 BUT H[ ACCURATE ,I WAS PROV5 WAS A SURPRISE4 

,I WANT$ TO %>E :Y 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 WAS WRITT51 & :AT ! \TCOMES CAN BE4 ,I'LL TRY TO REFRA9 FROM ! SUPPOS$LY UNCON/RUCTIVE COMM5T>Y ?IS TIME1 ?\< ,I MAKE NO PROMISES4 

,AS ,I MADE CLE> 9 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]10 ,I HAVE NO FAI? :ITE ACTIVI/S HAVE ! :]E)AL TO BE ! *ANGE !Y 5VISION OR TO UP5D :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,I HAVE WITNESS$ TOO MANY :ITES MUTILATE ! IDEA ( RADICALISM 9 DEF5SE ( :IT5ESS TO BELIEVE O!RWISE4 ,I WROTE ! ORIG9AL PIECE AS A CRITIQUE ( :ITE BEHAVIOR 9 MOVEM5TS1 & TO (F] PEOPLE ( COLOR :AT ! ELD]S CALL A TEA*+ MOM5T4 ,PEOPLE ( COLOR %\LD TAKE EV]Y OPPORTUNITY TO LE>N H[ :ITES /RATEGICALLY POSITION MATT]S ( RACE :5 CONFRONT$1 & TO LE>N ?OSE LESSONS HOPEFULLY BE=E A SITUATION HAPP5S SO WE CAN HOLD /EADY & NOT GET GR\ND UP 9 ! PROCESS4 

,I DO NOT M9D ?R[+ \T A CRITIQUE ( :ITE BEHAVIOR 9 MOVEM5TS1 BECAUSE :ITES CAN'T TAKE MY LEGITIMACY OR VOICE AMONG PEOPLE ( COLOR1 :O KN[ VIRTUALLY EV]Y WORD ,I WROTE 9 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 IS TRUE4 ,I HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE 9 Y\R SOCIETY OR Y\R MOVEM5TS4 

,! LANGUAGE ( 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 WAS *OS5 MORE C>EFULLY ?AN MANY ( Y\ MAY REALIZE4 ,DELIB]ATELY PROVOCATIVE COMM5TS W]E /AT$ TO REFLECT :AT PEOPLE ( COLOR1 :O MAY BE ANGRY OV] A SITUATION1 MAY SAY4 ,PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 LOCAL POLITICAL SC5ES :O RAISE CRITICISMS ( RACISM EXP]I5CE ! SAME :ITE HATR$ ( :I* ,I WAS ! T>GET4 ?\< !Y >E MO/LY UNKN[N OR DISMISS$4 

,PICK+ FI]CE LANGUAGE1 9 MY EXP]I5CE1 ALWAYS DEMON/RATES ! CONTRADICTIONS 9 RADICAL MOVEM5TS4 ,A FEW :ITES1 9 ?IS CASE1 WILL GRASP ! SPIRIT ( ! CONC]NS4 ,! RE/ %[ !IR TRUE COLORS AS REACTION>IES4 ,I WANT$ 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 TO $UCATE PEOPLE ( COLOR AB\T TACTICS :ITES USE TO DEF5D RACISM1 :ITE SUPREMACY & !IR SOCIETY :5 :ITE EMOTIONS >E AT !IR MO/ HONE/4 ,AS ! OLD MAXIM GOES1 Y\ F9D :AT PEOPLE >E MADE ( 9 A CRISIS4 

,REACTIONS TO 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 DEMON/RATE ! 5TR5*M5T ( NOTIONS SU* AS REV]SE RACISM 7A RI<T-W+ T]M IF EV] !RE WAS ONE71 ! NONEXI/5CE ( RACE TO :ITES1 MY-DADDY-DIDN'T-[N-SLAVES TYPE >GUM5TS & :ITE WORK+ CLASS DEIFICATION1 ?\< ! FASCI/ NATURE ( ! :ITE WORK+ CLASS ?R\<\T HI/ORY IS AVOID$4 ,!SE CONCEPTS >E NOT JU/ COMMON AMONG G>D5-P>TY LIB]ALS1 BUT EPIDEMIC AMONG :ITE RADICALS & PROGRESSIVES4 ,ACKN[L$G+ :ITES' NE$ = RUDIM5T>Y POLITICAL $UCATION IS LESS A CONC]N = ME1 BUT = PEOPLE ( COLOR :O WI% TO WORK 9 MULTIRACIAL COALITIONS ) :ITES & :ITES :O SEE ! RACI/ NATURE ( PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5TS1 !SE EXAMPLES %\LD BE ADDRESS$ 9 Y\R WORK4 

,NOT EV]YONE :O DISAGREES IS A REACTION>Y4 ,AL?\< SU* NEV] HAPP5$ ?IS TIME >\ND1 ,I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ) ?OSE :O W]E ABLE TO >TICULATE A POLITICAL DISAGREEM5T4 ,MO/ RESPOND5TS TO 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 W]5'T NE>LY AS SM>T4 ,! REACTION>IES1 AS ,I PR$ICT$ 9 ! ORIG9AL LETT]1 US$ ! LANGUAGE1 EXAMPLES & ANECDOTES AS LIC5SE TO MIMIC /UFF MO/ ( US W\LD NEV] DREAM COM+ \T ( A CONS]VATIVE ,REPUBLICAN'S M\?1 LET ALONE A RADICAL OR PROGRESSIVE4 ,!N ! BEHAVIOR WAS JU/IFI$ BY SAY+ ! LANGUAGE ( 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 WAS CO>SE OR )\T NUANCE OR UNCON/RUCTIVE4 ,!Y DID NOT UND]/& ! DELIB]ATE USE ( SU* LANGUAGE AS A TE/ ( SORTS4 

,A WELL-MEAN+ 7:ITE7 COMRADE ( M9E LIK5S ?IS K9D ( BEHAVIOR1 :I* WE'VE BO? SE5 BE=E1 TO HEADL9ES 9 EV]Y MAJOR CITY4 ,A P]SON ( COLOR1 MO/ (T5 ,BLACK1 MAY BE EMOTIONALLY DESPOND5T4 ,! COPS >E CALL$1 & ! T5SION HEI<T5S4 ,DESPOND5T P]SON ( COLOR1 HAV+ HAD POSSIBLY MANY NEGATIVE EXP]I5CES ) ?OSE :O REPRES5T CONTROL & P[] 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 BECOMES EV5 MORE EMOTIONAL4 ,NOT P>TICUL>LY C>+ :AT ! P]SON ( COLOR IS DESPOND5T OV]1 COPS DEM& SAID P]SON ( COLOR CALM D[N4 ,N[ FE> HAS MIX$ ) ! ALREADY TR\BL$ COCKTAIL ( EMOTIONS1 & ! P]SON ( COLOR BECOMES EV5 MORE FRANTIC4 ,COPS ?9K ! P]SON ( COLOR WILL H>M !M & PUT A BULLET 9 7USUALLY7 HIS HEAD4 ,:5 ASK$1 ! COPS SAY !Y FELT ?REAT5$ & ?US JU/IFI$4 ,COP SUPPORT]S JU/ ASSUME ! COPS >E RI<T ?AT ! D>KIE HAD IT COM+ TO HIM4 ,5D ( /ORY4 

,DRAMATIC8 ,YES1 BUT !RE'S A SUMM>Y EFFECT ?AT HAPP5S TO PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 POLITICAL MOVEM5TS4 ,:5 A P]SON ( COLOR RAISES A CONC]N1 EV5 IF IT S\NDS UNCON/RUCTIVE OR EMOTIONAL1 IT'S G5]ALLY DONE BECAUSE ?AT P]SON C>ES AB\T A PROBLEM & BELIEVE 9 A POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 OR ELSE !Y'D BE 9 ,TOA/MA/]S4 ,:ITE PEOPLE1 :O SOME CLAIM ALSO C>E1 %[ ?AT C>E BY M9IMIZ+ ! CONC]N ?R\< DEFLECTION1 MOCK+ & O!R =MS ( 9TIMIDATION4 ,A P]SON ( COLOR :O HAD ! C\RAGE TO SAY SOME?+ BECOMES FRU/RAT$ ) ! LACK ( CONC]N & WILL+NESS TO DEF5D A WAY ( LIFE RA!R ?AN ACT AGA9/ IT1 & ?AT CON/]NATION IS US$ AS ANO!R WEAPON AGA9/ HIM_/H]4 ,PRETTY SOON1 ! ORIG9AL SPEAK] IS M>G9ALIZ$ & DISEMP[]$ -- EFFECTIVELY POLITICALLY KILL$ (F & DISAPPE>$4 

,I REMA9 AMAZ$1 BUT NOT SURPRIS$1 H[ MANY PEOPLE 9T]PRET$ 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 TO BE AB\T ,KEV9 ,TUCK]4 ,= ! RECORD1 ! PIECE WAS WRITT5 = & 9SPIR$ BY ! REASONS ABOVE1 NOT ,TUCK] OR ,SEAL ,PRESS1 :I* TO ME IS F> MORE IMPORTANT A PROBLEM ANYWAY4 ,SEAL ,PRESS1 :I* WAS NAM$ FIR/ 9 MY S>CA/IC CLOSE1 IS 5GAG$ 9 A MAJOR CONFLAGRATION 9VOLV+ ,AM&A ,M>COTTE'S REC5T BOOK EMBLAZON$ ) IMAGES ( A :ITE ,AMAZON BEAT+ D[N ,BLACK SAVAGES2 ! SIL5C+ ( WOM5 ( COLOR2 & ! NON-APOLOGY APOLOGY ! 'PROGRESSIVE' PRESS ISSU$4 ,! 0,GO ,LI<T0 IGNORANCE PALES 9 MAGNITUDE TO ! ,SEAL ,PRESS CONTROV]SY1 YET MO/ RADICALS >E ABS5T 9 ! DEBATE4 

,AS ,I HOPE ,I MADE CLE>1 A :ITE P]SON RUNN+ (F AT ! M\? AB\T *OOS+ TO BE :ITE OR ASSOCIAT$ :ITE SUPREMACI/ PROPAG&A DOESN'T MAKE ?AT :ITE UNIQUE4 ,SU* PEOPLE C]TA9LY DON'T M]IT ANY MORE ?AN A COMM5T4 ,I AM BE+ TOTALLY HONE/ :5 ,I SAY PEOPLE ( COLOR HAVE EXP]I5C$ :ITES LIKE ?IS = ALL ( \R LIVES4 ,WE KN[ H[ BIGOT$ BEHAVIOR WILL BE DEF5D$1 & H[ :IT5ESS IS PROTECT$4 ,C5T]+ A DEBATE >\ND A S+LE :ITE P]SON1 RA!R ?AN ! CONC]NS ( PEOPLE ( COLOR :O RAISE SPECIFIC ISSUES1 IS AN EXAMPLE ( :ITE PRIVILEGE4 

,RELAT$ TO ! PROTECTION ( :IT5ESS1 :5 :ITES C5T] A DEBATE >\ND A S+LE :ITE1 TYPICALLY ! DEF5D]S ( SAID :ITE BEG9 CON/RUCT+ /RAW M5 TO ATTACK1 BUT DI/ORT ! ORIG9AL PO9T4 ,?US1 PEOPLE CLAIM EV]Y?+ FROM 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 BE+ REALLY AB\T SOME O!R ISSUE OR ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION OR GUILT+ :ITES SO PEOPLE ( COLOR HAVE P[] 9 A <O/S-(-REV]SE-RACISM SC5>IO4 ,IT'S NOT REALLY WOR? HONOR+ SU* POOR RHETORICAL SKILLS ) A REPLY1 SAVE TO SAY ,I KN[ :AT ,I WRITE1 H[ TO WRITE & ANY?+ Y\ MAKE ( IT IS Y\R 9F]5CE1 NOT :AT WAS ACTUALLY WRITT54 ,SU* TACTICS >E CRITICAL = PEOPLE ( COLOR TO UND]/&4 ,HOLD Y\R GR\ND & DON'T GET CAU<T UP 9 DI/RACTIONS4 

,AS = \TCOMES1 ! REACTIONS TO 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 >E POSITIVE = PEOPLE ( COLOR = A FEW REASONS4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! EXPOSURE ( AU?ORIT>IAN1 RI<TI/ ELEM5TS1 WE SEE ! NE$ PRIORITIZE RACIAL JU/ICE $UCATION & SELF-DEF5SE AS A FOCUS 9T]NALLY4 ,:ITES1 9CLUD+ :ITE RADICALS1 T5D TO ASSOCIATE ALL ! PEOPLE ( COLOR AS ! SAME )\T UND]/&+ \R CULTURAL & IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES2 = 9/ANCE1 ,I DELET$ A LOT ( =W>D$ EMAIL FROM :ITES ANGRY AB\T 0,AN ,OP5 ,LETT]0 TAK+ SIDES ON SC5E DEBATES ,I KN[ NO?+ AB\T4 ,!Y ASSUM$1 BE+ A P]SON ( COLOR1 ,I MU/ HAVE HE>D AB\T IT ?R\< ! ,UND]GR\ND ,RAILROAD OR SOME?+ & AM N[ PUTT+ !M ON BLA/ OV] IT4 

,PEOPLE ( COLOR ALSO NE$ TO BE CONFID5T 9 \RSELVES 5\< TO UND]/& WE DO NOT NE$ :ITES = VALIDATION ( \R IDEAS4 ,:ITES1 EV5 PROGRESSIVE ONES1 HAVE HI/ORICALLY MISREPRES5T$ ! WORK ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,:ITES ONLY RESPECT DEAD PEOPLE ( COLOR & VILIFY !M :ILE LIV+1 FROM ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ TO RADICALS ( COLOR :O DISPUTE APPROPRIATION4 ,RESPECT ( & SUPPORT = ONE ANO!R AS PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 A POLITICAL SPACE IS IMPORTANT1 & C5T]+ :ITES 9 A /RUGGLE PLAYS !IR GAME4 ,AS ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON NOTES1 RADICALS ( COLOR & :ITES MAY NE$ EA* O!R1 BUT PEOPLE ( COLOR WILL MAKE *ANGE )\T !M IF WE NE$ TO DO SO4 

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,OH YEAH4 ,FUCK ,*UCK ,MUNSON4 ,RACI/ AS%OLE4 

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