The Platform of The Movement for Black Lives

[Garrett78]

8. There are certainly those on the left who underestimate racism's role.

I've written about this at length. And there may even be *some* self-proclaimed leftists who are "as racist as they come," though there's no doubt *some* self-proclaimed centrists who are also "as racist as they come." So, I'm not sure that's useful hyperbole, especially when we haven't defined the terms (see below).

My mentioning centrists in the OP stems from the recent discussions about "centrists." A posted article made the claim, based on survey results, that "centrists" are possibly a greater threat to democracy than "extremists." Those criticizing the article weren't defining the terms, nor did the author of the article define the terms. So, I started a thread asking people to define the term "centrist." I mostly just got vague platitudes in response. Only a few mentioned specific issues (with nobody defining "centrist" in terms of numerous specific issues). These terms get tossed around haphazardly without any thought.

Thus my question regarding The Platform of TM4BL. I could also ask, Is The Platform of TM4BL so 'radical' that only "extremists" support it?

Because when we live in a society in which the dominant narrative says the likes of Collins and McCain (or Manchin) are "moderates," while The Platform of TM4BL is "extremist," something is really, really wrong. Wrong beyond words. There has not been sufficient pushback against this narrative, ceding turf to the GOP.