“Led by McPherson, the League of Concerned Caucasians have individually and collectively expressed outrage that they were not asked to contribute to the project.”

I come in praise of the mighty buffoon, not to damn him. He was a great Amerikan liberator. He (or his minions) took to the stadia and the Wal-Marts with their AR15s and warrior spirit to liberate his people/country from the deplorable ones, and was successful. He was a member of the Daily Stormers before it was cool…

Michael,

Thank you, Michael, for another great Clapback. Appointment reading for me now. I am continually amazed by the horrific comments you get. Just know that you are getting through to at least some of us.

This is what republicans are. Not small government, not lower taxes, this. If you vote with them or you stay at home during elections you contribute directly to this. Get off your ass in 2020 and vote. Black voter turnout in 2016 was the lowest of any ethnic group. You didn’t want to vote for a white woman so you got…

Concentration camps are estimated to have been a net economic loss by a lot of historians. A number of economic historians have also suggested that the net impact of slavery in the US was negative for the slave states - that they were much slower to develop modern farming and diversify the economy.

What makes me gag on my own tongue here is that I know DAMN well that 90% of the white people in my life - friends, family, coworkers - would think he has a point. They’d be UNCOMFORTABLE because “slavery isn’t racist” trips their moral spell-check (“Did you mean ‘slavery IS racist?’”) and also because they know…

This is the logical, if not extreme, conclusion to conservative ideology. In 2001, Justice Antonin Scalia, in a case called Alexander v. Sandoval, basically gutted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by essentially reading in a mens rea requirement for discrimination. (Link to Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik…

“...based on the belief that one’s own race is superior” is the problematic part of the Oxford English definition. It implies that something or someone is only racist if they feel superior. This leads wypipo, my previous self included, to think, “Hey, I’m not harboring this feeling so I must not be a racist” even if…

I can remember the first time someone called me a nigger in public. I was 26 and it was within days of Trump winning the election. I was minding my own business with a (white) friend of mine and a couple of guys drove by and started yelling “go home, nigger!” multiple times out of their vehicle. I can remember the 2nd…

Here’s a question worth pondering: what is the path of redemption for the racist? I didn’t vote for Little Finger(s) but know plenty who did. Does seeing the error of one’s ways and waking up to the realities of inequality in America start to wipe that label off? Or is a small government, single issue voter, who…

Michael,

I affirm all you wrote. There is just so much ignorance in white communities. If wypipo don’t personally see the effects for themselves they think racism must not be a problem. I certainly don’t think the messenger needs to be white (but perhaps it makes the message more relatable). The problem is, there is very…

“Privilege is a[n unearned, undeserved] birthright for white people in America—and they all have it.”

Wypiparations! Love it, Michael. Your economic explanations always open my eyes. Thank you for time and effort.

I have used NextDoor in rural white America. So far, it’s been almost exclusively, “just moved to town looking for jobs/can provide these services” or “does anyone know of a service for xxx”. I feel like the app, as Michael mentions doesn’t promote racism but rather the false sense of anonymity brings out individuals’…

As a mediocre white man, I completely agree. Kamala has always been a favorite of mine for just this sort of moment. She has the ability to bob and weave in an argument and skewer her opponent. One of the most disappointing elements of the last election cycle was watching Trump leave horribly untrue, vicious comments…

So now it has begun. Meaning that Kamala Harris came, saw and kicked ass and now she has become a target of the media and yes our dear friends at Splinter who love them some Bernie and Mayo Pete. For all you so called progressives that keep bringing up her record as a prosecutor notice she hasn’t run from it. For real…

I’m sorry to detract from the topic at hand, but since I have not heard the root bring up this chaotic story, I was wondering if you could look into the Christian, white women who started a charity called Serving his Children in Uganda, to help sick and malnourished black children and families there but yet had no…

I’ll admit, I always thought of reparations to be one of those “impossible dreams,” and for a long time, I didn’t think it was feasible. Nor did I think it was fair to those living today. I too had the same “why should I be held responsible” thoughts. Reading your article about what Mr. Coates had to say has opened my…