White people’s number one freedom, in the United States of America, is the freedom to be totally ignorant of those who are other than white. We don’t have to learn about those who are other than white. And our number two freedom is the freedom to deny that we’re ignorant.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
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MLK, from his Letter From Birmingham Jail, one of the most quotable pieces of writing I’ve ever read (via foulmouthedliberty)
To me this points a hard hand at liberals who have not actually chosen a side, but instead sit on the fence between social change and capitalism. If you’re still catering to capitalism, you’re allowing racism, sexism, ableism, and homophobia to continue as well as allowing the rich to rule all other classes. (realraven)
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