https://thyblackman.com/2023/07/04/black-americans-and-white-americans-thomas-jefferson-and-clarence-thomas-a-paradox-of-liberty/ Black News 24/7 Online for the Black Community. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thyblackman.com/2023/07/04/black-americans-and-white-americans-thomas-jefferson-and-clarence-thomas-a-paradox-of-liberty/comment-page-1/#comment-474660 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:20:54 +0000 https://thyblackman.com/?p=110694#comment-474660 I may very well be wrong, but it seems that the commentary around Justice Thomas and his indifference or animosity towards Affirmative Action stems from his experiences with those who accused him of being less qualified and undeserving of the progress he made or his admission to Yale Law School. It is easy to see why he would be offended by such remarks, but his mistake comes into play when he targets Affirmative Action instead of targeting those who made ignorant, racist, and offensive remarks about his worthiness. As a fourth generation, college-educated black man, I can understand his rage and I would have been inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt for his rage had he not attacked Affirmative Action instead of the remarks and those who made them. When Blacks encounter debasement, we often turn on one another or the policies that assist us instead of the causes for, or the supporters of camouflaged obstructions based on race.

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