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2016 Postmortem

aikoaiko

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7. No kidding. Mine, too.

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 09:37 PM

Dec 2016

Last edited Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:34 AM - Edit history (1)

Eta: I read it twice because after the first time I realized it might contain the answer to the question of why we lost in 2016. Obama, like WJC before him, understood the power of the sincere message of innocence, hope, and change even when faced with the overwhelming evidence of guilt, despair, and the status quo.

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Ta-Henisi Coates "My President was Black" [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

My President IS black. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #1

I haven't finished all of it yet, but it's an awesome read so far mtnsnake Dec 2016 #2

took me a while but I read it all-- a lot of great insights there Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #4

I think anyone politically involved should read this ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #3

If you only read 1 more article related to the 2016 election, it should be "My President Was Black" Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Excellent article. kcr Dec 2016 #6

No kidding. Mine, too. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #7

I've already mentioned "The Case for Reparations." Here's another: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #8