DOS_patos
Unverified Legion of Trill member
Candace Owens deserves no respect period. It's not the fact that she's a Republican or has a different viewpoint than most blacks, that's the problem. The problem is that we only know her because she so proudly shills herself out to the Republican party just like people like Sheriff Clarke and Ben Carson. They do and say things they can't possibly be good for the black community for the sole purpose of gaining notoriety and getting paid. Every now and then she might say something that make sense, but it's always a case of her mixing some truth in with bullshit to make it smell better.
TI is good at recognizing bullshit and calling it out. The problem is that all he knows how to do is bark when he sees it. Sometimes that's the best response, sometimes it isn't. It's one of those cases where the saying "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" applies. He doesn't really have the knowledge base or temperament to deal with every approach.
Mike does. It was kinda brilliant for him to point out Reconstruction as the time when Black America was great. Even knowing about that period, I never would have thought to argue from that perspective, but he's right. That's a point that needs to be made in front of black and non-black audiences. It needs to be made in front of black audiences so people understand that it is possible for us to thrive if we operate correctly. It needs to be made in front of non-black audiences to dead all those "why haven't black people ever achieved anything?" questions that non-blacks are always throwing out to try and make it seem as though we aren't about shit. For those that don't really understand how significant a time Wilmington was for blacks and the lengths to which whites went to stamp out black progress, check out this video for just one example of what happened during that period.
i think i made a thread on wilmington NC