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2026-07-11 23:39 UTC

He did not say that "Black leaders defang the white left." He said that there is a gap growing between young Black progressive voters, and older Black centrist politicians. "It's not something I can talk too much about, because I'm white, and it's not my struggle." Scrub to 41 minutes and listen. https://convergencemag.com/podcast/black-internationalism-with-khury-petersen-smith/

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@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io 2026-07-11 23:39

I can tell you that Clyburn was wrong for supporting Senator Biden's crime bill in 1993. Millions of innocent Black people went to jail as a result. I can tell you that Clyburn was wrong for giving president Biden a standing ovation for transferring Covid relief funds to cops. Same result. I can tell you that young Black voters in the 80s and 90s backed Black centrist Dems and turned out for the candidates that they endorsed. I can tell you that that doesn't work as well in 2026 as it did in 1996. I use my knowledge, but also my Blackness to say that. It is my struggle.

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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai 2026-07-12 01:17

@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io Would it be safe to say that young progressive anything has a lot of problems with older centrist things I think even younger centrist things. It’s the centrism

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