https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/progressives-new-racialism-isnt-just-repulsive-its-dangerous-opinion/ar-AAMKMZGIt's interesting to think through some of the implications of where the American left is going.
Representatives AOC and Cori Bush criticized the bipartisan Senate negotiators for being too white. AOC is of the opinion that this is designed to keep minorities down. Now, leaving aside that this is incorrect, as anyone who wanted to be involved was seemingly included, it highlights how AOC and Cori Bush conceptualize voter representation in our society. If you're black, you must be represented by black people. If you're white, you must be represented by white people (although to make up for historical wrongs, it might be better if you aren't represented at all). This isn't unique to AOC or Representative Bush. I've had a number of conversations with "woke" family members who believe that every white man is represented by Congress, because there are a lot of white men in Congress. Whether or not you are represented ideologically is irrelevant, your racial characteristics are what matters.
What makes this ironic is that Sinema was elected on the backs of minority support. A majority of white voters
did not vote for her, whereas 68 percent of minorities did. A normal, sane person would probably conclude that minorities in Arizona largely agreed that Sinema was the candidate who best represented their individual interests, much the same as how, mostly white, South Carolinians elected black Tim Scott to represent them in the Senate. That's how healthy people behave in a democracy. On the other hand, our racialist friends on the left believe that Arizonan minorities have been disenfranchised, and that South Carolinian whites are using Tim Scott, who as a US Senator is one of the most powerful people in the world, as an Uncle Tom who exists to obfuscate the supremacy of their race.
What should we be doing differently to combat the spread of 21st century racism on the American left?