mekka okereke Jul 26, 2023

The criticism of Ice Cube coming from many white folk, vs Black folk, is different in important ways.

When Biden stresses "Bipartisanship" and says that he will work with people from both parties to get things done for the American people, he's praised. If I criticize his centrism, y'all yell at me.🤷🏿‍♂️

When Ice Cube says we don't know who's going to win the election: if it's Dems I'll work with them, if it's GOP I'll work with them, to get things done for Black people...y'all call him a fool.🤡

Show threadmekka okereke Jul 26, 2023

I disagree with Ice Cube's tactic (as do most Black voters), but he has not "turned right wing," and he is not "unaware that he's being used by right wingers"

He's making the very specific point that most Democrats take the Black vote for granted. They expect Black folk to work harder than everyone to elect Dems, and then do nothing to prioritize the issues most important to Black people. Because they say, "What're you gonna do, vote GOP? Ha ha! They hate you even more!!! You have no choice!"

Show threadmekka okereke Jul 26, 2023

Biden wants to *increase* police funding. Even after we've all seen how ineffective that is at anything but increasing the harm experienced by Black men and boys.

Governor Hochul wants to *bring back* prison labor and reinstate cash bail, to resupply the required prison slavery workforce. Even though she knows how racist and harmful that is to Black folk. This is cartoonishly evil and racist. Slavery in NYC.

Progressive candidates that run on anti-racism are *kneecapped* by centrists.

Show threaddeilann v -0.2.1.  Jul 26, 2023

@mekkaokereke biden still stands by the system he bolstered and his specific bolstering. he's said as much. white people have selective hearing/memory

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/07/biden-on-the-1994-crime-bill/

Biden on the 1994 Crime Bill - FactCheck.org

Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his support decades ago for a controversial crime bill, saying, "There’s another part of my long record that’s being grossly misrepresented: the 1994 crime bill." We'll go through Biden's points about what was in the bill and what he supported or opposed.

FactCheck.org
Show threaddeilann v -0.2.1.  
@mekkaokereke the 94 crime bill was specifically built to be ✨ bipartisan ✨ and show how important it is to reach across the aisle and address the real issues affecting white americans who are scared of everything
Jul 26, 2023 at 2:26pmWeb