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Sera Bella's avatar

Best article I've read since Ta'Nehisi Coates "The First White President."

Fantastic summation, Michael Harriot.

Sumptuous meal for the brain.

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Auntie Shay’s Got…'s avatar

Love it! But…

No award for Tim Scott? Dude literally told Trump he “loved” him, went out and married a white woman, (since nobody believed the girlfriend claim), and all he got in return was Trump calling him a loser candidate who couldn’t even get Nikki Haley’s endorsement.

And how’d you miss Mark Robinson? It’s not every day that you run across a Black shill for white supremacy who also has a hilariously insane porn addiction.

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Pearl Jones's avatar

Michael Harriott is a national treasure.

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Tasha R.'s avatar

I absolutely love this!!! Bravo!

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Dan's avatar

"Oftentimes, white people treat white supremacy like a negative side effect of a drug that might cure their illness. To them, racism, incompetence and blatant dishonesty don’t outweigh the possible benefits they might receive by making a white supremacist the most powerful person in the world. It’s not that they don’t consider the consequences; they just don’t care about the people who are harmed when they fuck around."

Truer words might never have been spoken. And this is why I have not tolerance for the crocodile tears of MAGA regret...especially those that say "I'm sorry I brought this on myself" rather than "I'm sorry I brought this on all of you."

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Rosalind Morgan's avatar

I have no words. You wrote the truth with a hundred times more clarity and in fewer words, than most people ever could.

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Angelyn Frazer-Giles's avatar

This is the best list ever

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Stephanie Sipe's avatar

This, sir, is a thing of beauty.

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Sean C Campbell's avatar

I'm going to HAVE TO STOP reading you, Michael! This piece is simply superb! (I'm pretty sure I've never called anything less than novel-length--except Nikki Giovanni's "The Great Pax Whitie"--"superb." And speaking of the "The Great Pax Whitie," you know N.G. asks a question, which she also answers. . .So, I'm inclined to believe the "nothing" that is done--as you so wittingly and eloquently point out--is cuz they gots NO shame. Child.

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Terry E. Manning's avatar

Beautifully, appropriately, brutal.

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Mary Snyder's avatar

Truth. Keeping this post forever.

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Vicki Wilcox's avatar

Bravo Sir👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🎯🎯

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Angie Cartwright's avatar

Amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Mary Ann Newman's avatar

Pure genius.

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Joan Warren's avatar

Brilliant!

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Leon A's avatar

Michael Harriot is Pure Genius! He deserves a Pulitzer Prize

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